ep·i·men·i·de·an \ˌepəˌmenəˈdēən\adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology:Epimenides, 7th century B.C. Cretan poet and philosopher who according to legend slept for 57 years in a cave + English -an : being or resembling that of the Cretan poet and philosopher Epimenides < the Epimenidean paradox that “All Cretans are liars” >