Epimetheus

One day , when Epimetheus was out , she lifted the lid and out it came unrest and war , plague and sickness , theft and violence , grief sorrow , and all the other evils . The human world was hence to experience these evils .

一天乘厄庇墨透斯出门在外，她打开桶盖，从桶里跑出的是不和与战争，瘟疫与疾病，偷窃与暴力，悲哀与忧虑，以及其他一些人类从此要遭受的不幸。

So Hermes them essenger brought her to Epimetheus , brother of Prometheus .

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。

Epimetheus had given all the powers to the other animals .

伊比米修斯已经把所有这些能力给了其他的动物。

Pandora was sent to the earth and was presented to epimetheus .

潘朵拉被派到人间送给伊比米修斯。

But Prometheus said that Epimetheus had to be careful with Zeus ' gift .

但普罗米修斯却说伊比米修斯必须小心天神宙斯送来的这个礼物。

He called the Titans Prometheus and Epimetheus to him .

他把两名泰坦人普罗米修斯和伊比米修斯找来。

Epimetheus agreed to this , and the two brothers went over to Zeus , who called the gods together and began a terrible battle .

厄庇墨透斯同意了哥哥的决定，两兄弟就去见宙斯了。宙斯召来众神，于是一场可怕的战争爆发了。

When he was busy with teaching men the art of living , Prometheus had left a bigcask in the care of Epimetheus .

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。

The greatness of her beauty touched the hearts of all who looked upon her , and Epimetheus happily received her into his house .

她的美貌使得所有人为之着迷，厄庇墨透斯很开心的将她接到自己的住处。

and Epimetheus happily received her into his house.He had quite forgotten Pometheus ' warning : never to accept anything from Zeus.The couple lived a happy life for some time.Then trouble came on to the human world .

厄庇墨透斯兴高采烈地把她迎入屋内。普罗米修斯警告过他不得接受宙斯的任何馈赠，而他已将之忘于脑后。这一对夫妻有过一段幸福的生活，但不久灾难却降临人间。

Zeus decided to send her down to men as a present.So Hermes them essenger brought her to Epimetheus , brother of Prometheus.The greatness of her beauty touched the hearts of all who looked upon her ,

宙斯决定把她作为礼物送给世间的男子。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。她姿容绝美，见者无不为之倾心。

The moons Janus and Epimetheus are known as the " Siamese moons , " because they share the same orbit and are separated by only 50 kilometers ( 31 mi ) - that 's less than the radius of the moons themselves .

雅努斯和厄庇墨透斯是人们熟知的“暹罗双星”，它们在同一轨道上运行而且仅仅相隔50千米（31英里）——这距离比它们本身的半径还要短。