According to Hesiod, who related the tale twice Theogony, ff; Works and Days 57ff , Epimetheus was the one who accepted the gift of Pandora from the gods. Their marriage may be inferred and was by later authors , but it is not made explicit in either text. In later myths, the daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora was Pyrrha, who married Deucalion, a descendant of Prometheus.
Together they are the only two humans who survived the deluge. Greek Myth Wikia Explore. Greek Mythology. Homer Hesiod. About Us. But as soon as she arrived, she lifted the lid of a jar entrusted her by the gods, releasing a plague of harmful keres to trouble mankind. Only Hope Elpis remained behind to succour the unfortunate race. Epimetheus was one of the more flawed Titans.
He is often mentioned in conjunction with his famous brother Prometheus. Epimetheus means "afterthought", while Prometheus means "forethought". And as the personification of afterthought, the Titan Epimetheus is often contrasted with his more sensible brother in myth. This contrast between brothers is seen to good advantage in one of the most enduring and familiar stories of Greek mythology, and that is the tale of Epimetheus and Pandora.
Even in birth, Epimetheus was described as foolish. Another story tells of how "foolish Epimetheus" was tricked by Zeus into accepting a gift that caused a group of evils to be unleashed on mankind. It is claimed that Prometheus first deceived Zeus and in return, Zeus sought his revenge by punishing the clever Titan.
Hermes gave her a cunning mind and crafty tongue. Athena gave her clothes and taught her how to skillfully use her hands. Poseidon gave her a pearl necklace that would prevent her from drowning. Apollo taught her about music, how to sing and play instruments.
Zeus gave her a foolish, mischievous nature and, as last one, Hera gave her a tricky gift, curiosity. Once Pandora was presented to Epimetheus, he instantly fell in love with her and married her without a single thought or any prior consideration, despite his brother's warning never to accept any gifts from Zeus. Soon they had a wedding which included all the gods and Zeus gave them a special box as a wedding gift and told Epimetheus that there is no more hard feelings between them.
In their marriage Epimetheus and Pandora had one daughter :. Pyrrha - She was a wife of Deucalion , a son of Prometheus, and together they survived the great flood. After the flood they were instructed at the oracle of Delphi to repopulate the world with throwing "bones" of their "mother" behind their shoulders. They understood bones to be rocks and mother to be Gaea so they started throwing rocks behind their shoulders and this is how they started shaping mankind again.
Rocks thrown by Pyrrha became women and rocks thrown by Deucalion became men. Life has passed quickly and happily for a married couple but with time Pandora developed uncontrollable desire to open the box , even though she had pledged to Zeus that she would never open it.
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