epimetheus

English - Turkish

Definition of epimetheus in English Turkish dictionary

epimetös (satürn xi kod adlı uydu)

English - English

Definition of epimetheus in English English dictionary

Son of Iapetus and Clymene, brother to Atlas, Menoetius and Prometheus, of whom he ignored warnings to beware of any gifts from Zeus. He accepted Pandora as his wife, thereby bringing sorrow to the world; father to Pyrrha

(Greek mythology) brother of Prometheus; despite Prometheus's warning against gifts from Zeus he accepted Pandora as his wife

Hyphenation

Ep·i·me·the·us

Etymology

() From Ancient Greek Ἐπιμηθεύς (“afterthought; hindsight”)