Epimetheus (myth) - Epimetheus

Japanese: エピメテウス（神話） - えぴめてうす

…In Greek mythology, the first woman in human history. When Prometheus stole fire from heaven and gave it to humans, Zeus, angry at the loss of Prometheus, ordered Hephaestus, the god of blacksmithing, to make a woman out of clay in order to make humans pay for the favor. He gave her feminine charms and beautiful clothes from the other gods, named her Pandora (meaning "woman given all gifts"), and sent her down to earth to be given to Prometheus' brother, Epimetheus. At this time, she brought a jar (the so-called "Pandora's box") as a gift from the gods, but when she opened the lid out of curiosity, all kinds of disasters flew out and scattered in all directions. …

From Prometheus

…son of Iapetus. Brother of Atlas and Epimetheus (meaning "man who thinks later"). Father of Deucalion.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Epimetheus (myth)" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ギリシア神話で，人類最初の女。プロメテウスが天上の火を盗んで人間に与えたとき，怒ったゼウスは，人間どもにその恩恵の代償を支払わせるべく，鍛冶の神ヘファイストスに命じて粘土で女を造らせ，他の神々から女性としての魅力や美しい衣装などを授けられた彼女をパンドラ(〈すべての贈物を与えられた女〉の意)と名づけて地上に下し，プロメテウスの弟のエピメテウスに与えた。このとき彼女は神々からのみやげとして1個の壺(いわゆる〈パンドラの箱〉)を持参していたが，好奇心にかられた彼女がそのふたを開けると，中からあらゆる災いが飛び出して四方に散った。…