In
Greek mythology,
Epimetheus (;
Greek: , which might mean "hindsight", literally "afterthinker") was the brother of
Prometheus (traditionally interpreted as "foresight", literally "fore-thinker"), a pair of
Titans who "acted as representatives of mankind" (Kerenyi 1951, p 207). They were the sons of
Iapetus, who in other contexts was the father of
Atlas. While Prometheus is characterized as ingenious and clever, Epimetheus is depicted as foolish.