Prometheus stole fire from the gods before Zeus sent Pandora to humanity in Greek mythology.
Prometheus is famous for taking fire from Olympus and giving it to mortals. Fire represents more than warmth: it enables cooking, metalworking, craft, and technological progress. The gift makes humans more powerful and independent than Zeus intended.
Zeus punishes Prometheus and devises a separate punishment for humanity. Pandora is created by the gods and sent to Epimetheus as a seemingly desirable gift. Her jar then becomes the mythic source of human suffering and hardship.
Different ancient sources vary in their details about the theft and its consequences. The broad sequence is stable in later retellings: Prometheus gives fire to humans, Zeus responds with punishment, and Pandora enters the story. The myth therefore links technological knowledge with divine resentment and human vulnerability.