Epimetheus
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Contents 1 Greek Mythology 2 God of War Series 2.1 God of War II 2.2 God of War III 3 Gallery 4 Related pages

Greek MythologyEdit

In Greek mythology, Epimetheus (Greek: Ἐπιμηθεύς) ("hindsight", literally "afterthought," but in the manner of a fool looking behind, while running forward) was the brother of Prometheus ("foresight", literally "fore-thought"), a pair of Titans who "acted as representatives of mankind" (Kerenyi 1951, p 207). They were the inseparable 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.

According to Hesiod, who related the tale twice (Theogony, 527ff; 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 and was one of the two who survived the deluge.

God of War SeriesEdit

God of War IIEdit

Epimetheus is one of the Titans who stood beside Gaia as she spoke with Kratos before resurrecting him.

God of War IIIEdit

During the Second Titanomachy, Epimetheus is seen climbing Mount Olympus. He takes hold of a massive boulder and tosses it up at the altar Zeus and Poseidon are standing on. Poseidon then jumps down, uses the water in the air to propel himself forward at high speed, and slams through Epimetheus' chest, causing him to fall off the mountain, into the Aegean Sea. A large whirlpool then forms where Epimetheus fell, and Poseidon's Hippocampi appear. The Titan is evidently dead. It is speculated that Poseidon's water form borrows its stone parts from the body of the Titan.

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