In Greek mythology, to whom was Pandora sent as a wife?

Pandora was sent as a wife to Epimetheus in Greek mythology.

Epimetheus was the Titan associated with afterthought and hindsight. His name contrasts with Prometheus, whose name is commonly interpreted as meaning forethought. Prometheus warned Epimetheus not to accept gifts from Zeus, but Epimetheus accepted Pandora anyway.

Pandora’s arrival is tied to Zeus’s punishment of humanity after Prometheus’s theft of fire. In Hesiod’s story, she brings the sealed vessel whose opening releases suffering into the human world.

Readers often reverse the brothers’ roles because Prometheus is the better-known figure in the myth. Prometheus is Pandora’s connection through the fire episode, but Epimetheus is her husband. Their union also connects the Pandora story with later Greek genealogies involving humanity’s survival after the flood.