1. Epimetheus
By: Jacob Markfort

2. Who is Epimetheus
Epimetheus is the God of Afterthought and Excuses (Foolishness)
Son of Iapetus (God of mortal life) and Clymene (Goddess of Infamy and Renown)
Had 3 other Brothers
Atlas (God of astronomy, leader of titans in Titanomachy), Menoetius (God of rashness and anger), and Prometheus (God of Forethought)

3. Titanomachy
During the Titanomachy, Epimetheus and his brother Prometheus sided with Zeus against the Titans
Helped the Gods defeat the Titans
Were not thrown into Tartarus

4. Being Rewarded
As a Result of being involved in the Titanomachy, Epimetheus and Prometheus were rewarded by Zeus
They would be the ones to shape the creatures that live on Earth

5. Creation of Creatures
Epimetheus began to create all of the creatures but…
He used up all of the skills Zeus gave to him to give to the creatures without giving man any
This meant that Man would go into the world unarmed and unequipped with skills (Zeus ok with this)
Prometheus stole skills to give to mankind

6. Prometheus
Prometheus gets into more trouble, and steals more from Zeus to give to man
Zeus chains Prometheus to a mountain
Warns Epimetheus to not accept any gifts from Zeus

7. Creation of Pandora
Zeus, fed up with Prometheus’ crimes, decides to indirectly punish Epimetheus (and to an extent man)
Orders Hephaestus to create a woman to give to Epimetheus
Hephaestus creates Pandora, whom the other gods equip with various skills such as beauty and curiosity
Epimetheus falls in love with her and marries her
Have one Daughter (Pyrrhus)

8. Pandora’s Box
Pandora becomes obsessed with a wedding gift from Zeus (Jar)
Succumbs to temptation, opens the jar, releasing harmful Daimones (spirits), such as hardship, onto the Earth
Hope (Elpis) remained

9. Map of Greece

10. Works Cited http://www.greek-gods.org/titans/epimetheus.php