Epimetheus


 * Epimetheus** was the Greek Titan of afterthought, the father of excuses. He was the brother of Prometheus, the Titan of forethought.

The two Titan brothers were assigned to fill the Earth with inhabitants, specifically animals and men. Unfortunately for Prometheus, Epimetheus exhausted the supply of gifts they were allotted on the animals, leaving nothing for mankind, Prometheus's masterpiece. As a result of this, Prometheus stole fire and the mechanical arts of Hephaestus and Athena from heaven to help man. Zeus was angered by this and mandated the creation of Pandora, the Earth's first woman, to bring evil to man.

Pandora would later become the wife of Epimetheus, despite the warnings of his brother. He was also the being to receive what would later be known as Pandora's box, a "gift" from the gods to humanity.

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