厄庇米斯斯是普罗米修斯的弟弟，是只有短见、事后聪明的“后思”之神。因不听哥哥的劝告，与神造出来的美女潘朵拉(Pandora)结婚，给人间带来数不清的祸害、疾病、不幸和死亡。
于是信使赫耳墨斯将她带给普罗米修斯的弟弟厄庇墨透斯。
So Hermes them messenger brought her to Epimetheus, brother of Prometheus.
及时躲避而未受伤害的普罗米修斯对他的弟弟说：“厄庇墨透斯，我们在这些泰坦之中无法有所作为。”
Prometheus, after escaping unhurt, said to his younger brother, "Epimetheus, we can do nothing among these Titans."
当普罗米修斯忙于教授人们生存之道的时候，他把一个桶托付给厄庇墨透斯。
When he was busy with teaching men the art of living, Prometheus had left a bigcask in the care of Epimetheus.
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