Epimetheus

In Greek mythology, Epimetheus (Greek: Επιμηθευς, "afterthought") was the Titan of afterthought and excuses. He was a son of Iapetus and Clymene and was the twin brother of Prometheus. By Pandora, Epimetheus fathered Pyrrha. Without a consort, Epimetheus fathered Prophasis.
==Mythology==
According to Plato, Epimetheus and Prometheus were given the task of creating creatures to populate the earth and distributing special traits to each of their creations. Epimetheus created the animals of the earth while Prometheus created the humans. However, Epimetheus gave all the traits to the animals and left none for Prometheus' humans. Thus, Prometheus decided to give humans the gift of fire, which he was punished for since fire was only for the gods.
Hesiod writes that the gods later gave Epimetheus the woman Pandora as a gift. Prometheus tried to warn his brother against accepting her as his wife but Epimetheus was charmed by her beauty and accepted her anyways. Pandora ended up releasing all the horrors and evils of the world upon mankind.
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