In Greek mythology, the woman created after Prometheus gave fire to humanity was Pandora.
Hesiod presents Pandora as part of Zeus’s response to Prometheus’s theft of fire. The gods fashioned or equipped her with different gifts, and Zeus sent her to Epimetheus, who accepted her despite Prometheus’s warning not to accept gifts from Zeus. Pandora’s arrival introduced a new stage in the human story.
The familiar phrase “Pandora’s box” comes from a later translation and adaptation. Hesiod described a large storage jar, or pithos, rather than a small box. When Pandora opened it, troubles escaped into the world; hope remained inside, depending on how the Greek wording is interpreted.
Pandora’s name is commonly explained as meaning “all-gifted” or “gifted by all,” reflecting the gifts supplied by the gods. She is therefore not the same figure as Pyrrha, her daughter in later mythic genealogy.