# Epimetheus — The Water-Babies character guide

> Epimetheus in The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** stupid old Epimetheus

**First appearance:** 0006-v

## Who they are

A figure from Greek myth who appears in the narrative's allegorical sections.

## Relationships

### [Prometheus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_babies_se/characters/prometheus)

_family_

Epimetheus and Prometheus are mythological brothers, with Prometheus as the wise forethinker and Epimetheus as the foolish afterthinker.

### [Tom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_babies_se/characters/tom)

_social_

Epimetheus appears as a mythological figure in Tom's journey, representing the folly of acting without thought.

### [Tom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_babies_se/characters/tom)

_social_

Epimetheus appears as a mythological figure in Tom's journey, representing the folly of acting without thought.

### [Prometheus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_babies_se/characters/prometheus)

_family_

Epimetheus and Prometheus are mythological brothers, with Prometheus as the wise forethinker and Epimetheus as the foolish afterthinker.

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