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Epimetheus
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Greek_mythology/M7k4FvW8">Greek mythology</a>, Epimetheus is the brother of <a href="/facts/Prometheus/I5gmrJXn">Prometheus</a>, the pair serving "as representatives of mankind". Both sons of the <a href="/facts/Titans/f4I9rqnT">Titan</a> <a href="/facts/Iapetus/dyIEUhdU">Iapetus</a>, while Prometheus ("foresight") is ingeniously clever, Epimetheus ("hindsight") is inept and foolish. In some accounts of the myth, Epimetheus unleashes the unforeseen troubles in <a href="/facts/Pandora%27s_box/nXNyI77l">Pandora's box</a>. </p>