Epimetheus
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In Greek mythology, Epimetheus is the brother of Prometheus, with the complementary pair serving as archetypal representations of mankind. Both are sons of the Titan Iapetus; while Prometheus is portr
Epimetheus receiving Pandora rising from the earth, Attic red-figure volute-krater c. 450 BC in the Ashmolean Museum
Prometheus
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In Greek mythology, Prometheus is a Titan responsible for aiding and creating humanity in its earliest days. He defied the Olympian gods by taking fire from The Gods and Mount Olympus and giving it to
Epimetheus
…In Greek mythology, Epimetheus ( ; Ancient Greek: Ἐπιμηθεύς, lit. 'afterthought') is the brother of Prometheus, with the complementary pair serving as archetypal representations of mankind. Both are sons of the Titan Iapetus; while Prometheus ("forethought, or…
Prometheus tortured by the eagle (black-figure kylix, 560-550 BC, Vatican Museums)
Prometheus Brings Fire by Heinrich Friedrich Füger. Prometheus brings fire to mankind as told by Hesiod, with its having been hidden as revenge for the trick at Mecone.
Prometheus depicted in a sculpture by Nicolas-Sébastien Adam, 1762 (Louvre)
The Torture of Prometheus, painting by Salvator Rosa (1646–1648)