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epimetheus

/ɛpɪˈmiːθiəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
epimetheus
IPA
/ɛpɪˈmiːθiəs/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

name

A moon of the planet Saturn.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐπιμηθεύς (Epimētheús, “afterthought, hindsight”).

Derived Forms

Epimethean

Questions

How do you pronounce epimetheus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛpɪˈmiːθiəs/.
What does epimetheus mean?
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.
Where does epimetheus come from?
From Ancient Greek Ἐπιμηθεύς (Epimētheús, “afterthought, hindsight”).

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