Epimetheus

Greek mythology · titan · afterthought

Brother of Prometheus, Afterthought to his Forethought, who ignored the warning to accept no gift from Zeus and welcomed Pandora, jar and all, into the world of men.

Stories

Pandora's Jar

To repay the theft of fire, Zeus orders Hephaestus to shape a woman of clay, beautiful and inescapable. Epimetheus ignores his brother Prometheus's warning and takes her in; Pandora lifts the lid of her jar, every evil flies loose into the world, and only hope is left beneath the rim.