Epimetheus is an inner moon of Saturn named after the Titan Epimetheus, brother of Prometheus and son of Iapetus in Greek mythology. It shares a co-orbital relationship with the neighboring moon Janus, the two bodies periodically swapping orbits as they pass close by one another rather than colliding.
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Epimetheus (Wikipedia)
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In Greek mythology, Epimetheus ( ; Ancient Greek: Ἐπιμηθεύς, lit. 'afterthought') is the brother of Prometheus, with the complementary pair serving as archetypal representations of mankind.
Epimetheus (moon) (Wikipedia)
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Epimetheus is an inner satellite of Saturn.
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