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厄庇墨透斯
Sign in to saveIn Greek mythology, Epimetheus (; ) is the brother of Prometheus, with the complementary pair serving as archetypal representations of mankind. Both are sons of the Titan Iapetus; while Prometheus ("forethought, or foresight") is portrayed as ingeniously clever, Epimetheus ("afterthought, or hindsight") is considered inept and foolish. In some accounts of the myth, Epimetheus unleashes the unforeseen troubles in Pandora's box.
Epimetheus is a figure from Greek mythology who represents the opposite of his more famous brother Prometheus—while Prometheus embodies foresight and wisdom, Epimetheus embodies hindsight and foolishness. He matters as part of an archetypal pair that ancient Greeks used to illustrate contrasting human qualities, and in some versions of the myths he is responsible for releasing the world's troubles by opening Pandora's box.
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- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Epimetheus
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- Pandora's gift to Epimetheus.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Pandora offers the jar to Epimetheus.
- Deity.god_of
- Titan who embodies afterthought
- Deity.consort
- Pandora
- Deity.parents
- Iapetus and Clymene
- Deity.siblings
- Prometheus, Menoetius, Atlas
- Deity.children
- Prophasis, Pyrrha
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- Gender
- male
- Spouse
- Pandora
- Child
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- Father
- Iapetos
- Mother
- Themis
- Sibling
- Prometheus
- Image
- Pandora's gift to Epimetheus.jpg
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- Epimetheus
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- different from
- Epimetheus
- name in native language
- Ἐπιμηθεύς
- worshipped by
- Greek mythology
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Article · 中文
艾比米修斯（希腊语：Επιμηθέας，即“後見之明”）希腊神话中的一个提坦。 厄庇墨透斯是第一代提坦神伊阿珀托斯的儿子，普罗米修斯（即“先見之明”）的兄弟。在传说裡他与普罗米修斯一起用泥土创造人类，然而古代这两个神常用做人类的象征（厄庇墨透斯代表人类的愚昧，而普罗米修斯则代表人类的聪明）。
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