Epimetheus may mean one of several things: Epimetheus (mythology) the Titan. Epimetheus (moon) the moon of Saturn. 1810 Epimetheus is an asteroid. Other related archives1810 Epimetheus, Epimetheus (moon), Epimetheus (mythology), Saturn, Titan, asteroid, moon

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Epimetheus occupies essentially the same orbit as the moon Janus. Astronomers assumed that there was only one body in that orbit, and accordingly had a hard time figuring out their orbital characteristics; it is obviously impossible to reconcile the observations of two distinct objects as a single object. Audouin Dollfus observed a moon on December 15, 1966, which he proposed to be named "Janus"[3]. On December 18, Richard L. Walker made a similar observation which is now credited as the discovery of Epimetheus[4]. However, at the time, it was believed that there was only one moon, unoff ...

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Asia or Clymene in Greek mythology, is a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of the Titan Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius. Hesiod gives the name as Clymene in his Theogony (359) but Apollodorus (1.8) gives instead the name Asia as does Lycophron (1411). It is possible that the name Asia became preferred over Hesiod's Clymene to avoid confusion with what must be a different Oceanid named Clymene ...

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In Greek mythology, Clymene or Klymenê ("famous might") is the name of at least six possibly distinct females. An Oceanid also called Asia, the wife of Iapetus. Mother of Atlas, Epimetheus, Prometheus, and Menoetius. An Oceanid, mother of Phaethon by Helios, sometimes as a full wife and mother also of the Heliades (essentially equated with Rhode) and sometimes as wife of Merops with whom Helios secretly lay. Mother of Deucalion by Prometheus. Possibly one of the above two (parent-child couplings

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In Greek mythology, Pandora ("all gifted") was the first woman, fashioned by Zeus as part of his punishment of mankind for having stolen the secret of fire. Pandora - The legend. The titan Epimetheus ("hindsight") was responsible for giving a positive trait to each and every animal. However, when it was time to give man a positive trait, there was nothing left. Prometheus ("foresight"), his brother, felt that because man was superior to all other animals, man should have a gift no other animal possessed. So ...

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• Pandora - Commentary
• Pandora - Cultural allusions to Pandora and her box

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In Greek mythology, Pyrrha was the daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora and wife of Deucalion. When Zeus decided to end the Golden Age with the great deluge, Deucalion and his wife, Pyrrha, were the only survivors. Prometheus told his son, Deucalion, to build an ark and, thus, they survived. During the flood, they landed on Mount Parnassus, the only place spared by the flood. Once the deluge was over and the couple were on land again, Deucalion consulted an oracle of Themis about how to repopulate the earth. He was told to ...

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In Greek mythology, Atlas was a member of a race of giant gods known as Titans. Atlas mythology - Mythology. Atlas mythology - Kinship. Atlas was the son of the Titan Iapetos and the Oceanid Klymene. Atlas had three brothers — Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoitios — and was the father of the Hesperides sisters, Maera, Hyas, the Hyades sisters, Kalypso and the Pleiades sisters. Atlas mythology - Punishment. Atlas led the Titans in one of the ...

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• Atlas mythology - Mythology
• Atlas mythology - Kinship
• Atlas mythology - Punishment
• Atlas mythology - Variations
• Atlas mythology - Encounter with Herakles
• Atlas mythology - Etymology
• Atlas mythology - Cultural influence
• Atlas mythology - Sources

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Epimetheus and Janus are co-orbital: Janus' orbital radius from Saturn is currently 151,472 km and Epimetheus' orbital radius is 151,422 km, a separation of only 50 km. Since closer orbits have higher velocities, the two moons must inevitably approach each other, and since Epimetheus' diameter is 115 km and Janus' is 178 km it would seem at first glance that a collision were inevitable. But as the inner moon catches up with the outer moon their gravitational attraction boosts the inner moon's momentum and raises its orbit, while the o ...

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There are several Epimethean craters larger than 30 km in diameter, as well as both large and small ridges and grooves. The extensive cratering indicates that Epimetheus must be quite old. Janus and Epimetheus may have formed from a disruption of a single parent to form co-orbital satellites, but if this is the case the disruption must have happened early in the history of the satellite system. From its very low density and relatively high albedo, it seems likely that Epimetheus is a very porous icy body. There is a lot of uncertainty in ...

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Epimetheus moon, Epimetheus moon - Discovery, Epimetheus moon - Orbital relationship between Epimetheus and Janus, Epimetheus moon - Physical characteristics

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Janus and Epimetheus are "co-orbital". Janus' orbital radius from Saturn is currently 151,472 km and Epimetheus' orbital radius is 151,422 km, a separation of only 50 km. Since closer orbits have higher velocities the two moons must inevitably approach each other, and since Epimetheus' diameter is 115 km and Janus' is 178 km it would seem at first glance that a collision is also inevitable. But as the inner moon catches up with the outer moon their mutual gravitational attraction boosts the inner moon's momentum and raises its orbit, causing ...

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Janus moon, Janus moon - Discovery and orbit, Janus moon - Name, Janus moon - Orbital relationship between Epimetheus and Janus, Janus moon - Physical characteristics

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Janus is named after Janus, the two-faced Roman god. Although the name was informally proposed soon after the initial 1966 discovery, it was not officially given this name until 1983. Epimetheus received its name at the same time. According to the OED, the adjectival form of the moon's name is Janian. ...

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Janus occupies essentially the same orbit as the moon Epimetheus. This caused some confusion for astronomers, who assumed that there was only one body in that orbit, and for a long time struggled to figure out what was going on. It was eventually realised that they were trying to reconcile observations of two distinct objects as a single object. The discovery of Janus is attributed to its first observer: Audouin Dollfus, on December 15, 1966 (IAUC 1987). The new object was given the temporary designation S/1966 S 2. Previously, ...

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Janus moon, Janus moon - Discovery and orbit, Janus moon - Name, Janus moon - Orbital relationship between Epimetheus and Janus, Janus moon - Physical characteristics

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Prometheus was a son of Iapetus by Clymene (one of the Oceanids). He was a brother of Atlas, Menoetius, and Epimetheus. He surpassed all in cunning and deceit. He held no awe for the gods, and he ridiculed Zeus and his lack of insight, though he fought alongside the gods against the other Titans. Prometheus was the creator of man. When he and Epimetheus (hindsight) set out to make creatures to populate the earth under the orders of Zeus, Epimetheus went with quantity and made many creatures, endowing them with many gifts that were alloted to ...

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Prometheus, Prometheus - Worship, Prometheus - Myth, Prometheus - Comparative perspectives, Prometheus - Promethean myth in culture

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Prometheus was a son of Iapetus by Clymene (one of the Oceanids). He was a brother of Atlas, Menoetius, and Epimetheus. He surpassed all in cunning and deceit. He held no awe for the gods, and he ridiculed Zeus and his lack of farcical plays in which only he could eat dead moles, though he fought alongside the gods against the other Titans. Prometheus was the creator of man. When he and Epimetheus ("hind-" or "after-thought") set out to make creatures to populate the earth under the orders of Zeus, Epimetheus went with quantity and made many ...

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Prometheus, Prometheus - Worship, Prometheus - Myth, Prometheus - Comparative perspectives, Prometheus - Promethean myth in culture

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Atlas mythology - Kinship. Atlas was the son of the Titan Iapetos and the Oceanid Klymene. Atlas had three brothers — Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoitios — and was the father of the Hesperides sisters, Maera, Hyas, the Hyades sisters, Kalypso and the Pleiades sisters. Atlas mythology - Punishment. Atlas led the Titans in one of their wars against the Olympians. His brothers Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoitios weighed the odds and betrayed the other Titans by an alliance w ...

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Atlas mythology, Atlas mythology - Mythology, Atlas mythology - Kinship, Atlas mythology - Punishment, Atlas mythology - Variations, Atlas mythology - Encounter with Herakles, Atlas mythology - Etymology, Atlas mythology - Cultural influence, Atlas mythology - Sources

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The titan Epimetheus ("hindsight") was responsible for giving a positive trait to each and every animal. However, when it was time to give man a positive trait, there was nothing left. Prometheus ("foresight"), his brother, felt that because man was superior to all other animals, man should have a gift no other animal possessed. So Prometheus set forth to steal fire from Zeus and handed it over to man. Zeus was enraged and decided to punish Prometheus and his creation: mankind. To punish Prometheus, Zeus chained him in unbreakable fet ...

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Pandora, Pandora - The legend, Pandora - Commentary, Pandora - Cultural allusions to Pandora and her box

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Some asteroids have unusual horseshoe orbits that are co-orbital with the Earth or some other planet. Examples are 3753 Cruithne and 2002 AA29. The first instance of this type of orbital arrangement was discovered between Saturn's moons Epimetheus and Janus. Sometimes these "horseshoe objects" temporarily become quasi-satellites for a few decades or a few hundred years, before returning to their prior status. Both Earth and Venus are known to have quasi-satellites. Such objects, if associated with Earth or Venus or even hypothetically Mercury are a special class of Aten asteroids ...

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Minor planet, Minor planet - Groups out to the orbit of Earth, Minor planet - Groups out to the orbit of Mars, Minor planet - The main asteroid belt, Minor planet - Families within the main asteroid belt, Minor planet - Other groups out to the orbit of Jupiter, Minor planet - Groups beyond the orbit of Jupiter, Minor planet - Quasi-satellites and horseshoe objects

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Epimetheus (Greek) The after-thinker; a titan, the brother of Prometheus (the fore-thinker), husband of Pandora and creator of the animals while Prometheus created humankind. Epimetheus stands for the lower aspect of human mind.

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Epimetheus (Ancient Greek). Lit., "He who takes counsel after" the event. A brother of Prometheus in Greek Mythology.

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