EPIMETHEUS

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• EPIMETHEUS (noun)
  The noun EPIMETHEUS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: EPIMETHEUS used as a noun is very rare.

• EPIMETHEUS (noun)

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Epimetheus" is a kind of...):

Titan ((Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth))

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)