Epimetheus Definition
ĕpə-mēthē-əs, -thyo͝os
noun
A Titan, husband of Pandora, who together with his brother Prometheus took part in the creation of the human race.
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Origin of Epimetheus
Latin Epimētheus from Greek from epimētheus afterthought (from the myth that after giving each animal a special quality, he had none left for humans) modeled on Promētheus Prometheus (taken by the Greeks as from promētheus forethought)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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