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