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Epimetheus [r]: From Greek mythology, he was the son of Iapetos and brother of Prometheus. According to Hesiod, he gets the gift of Pandora, based on an account in Hesiod's Works and Days. Source: Elizabeth Vandiver, Classics scholar, authority on Greek mythology and Greek tragedy, including the Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Homer, and Virgil. This definition is based on her course Classical Mythology for The Teaching Company.