"Epimetheus" meaning in Latin

See Epimetheus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ɛ.pɪˈmeː.tʰɛu̯s] [Classical-Latin], [e.piˈmɛː.teu̯s] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐπιμηθεύς (Epimētheús). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|Ἐπιμηθεύς}} Ancient Greek Ἐπιμηθεύς (Epimētheús) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Epimētheus<2>|acc_sg=Epimētheum/Epimēthea|gen_sg=Epimētheī/Epimētheos|nom_sg=Epimētheus|voc_sg=Epimētheu}} Epimētheus m sg (genitive Epimētheī or Epimētheos); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Epimētheus<2>|acc_sg=Epimētheum/Epimēthea|gen_sg=Epimētheī/Epimētheos|nom_sg=Epimētheus|voc_sg=Epimētheu}} Forms: Epimētheus [canonical, masculine, singular], Epimētheī [genitive], Epimētheos [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Epimētheus [nominative, singular], Epimētheī [genitive, singular], Epimētheos [genitive, singular], Epimētheō [dative, singular], Epimētheum [accusative, singular], Epimēthea [accusative, singular], Epimētheō [ablative, singular], Epimētheu [singular, vocative]
  1. (Greek mythology) Epimetheus Tags: Greek, declension-2
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