Epimetheus
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἐπιμηθεύς (Epimētheús, “afterthought, hindsight”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Epimetheus
- (Greek mythology) 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.
- (astronomy) A moon of the planet Saturn.
Derived terms
Translations
son of Iapetus and Clymene
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐπιμηθεύς (Epimētheús).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Epimētheus m sg (genitive Epimētheī or Epimētheos); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Epimētheus |
| genitive | Epimētheī Epimētheos |
| dative | Epimētheō |
| accusative | Epimētheum Epimēthea |
| ablative | Epimētheō |
| vocative | Epimētheu |
References
- “Epimetheus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Epimetheus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Turkish
Proper noun
Epimetheus