In Greek mythology, Pandora’s husband in the earliest surviving accounts was Epimetheus.
Epimetheus was a Titan associated with hindsight and thought after the event. His name is commonly contrasted with that of his brother Prometheus, whose name suggests forethought. Hesiod’s Works and Days presents Pandora as arriving among humans and becoming Epimetheus’s wife, despite Prometheus’s warning not to accept gifts from Zeus.
The marriage links the Pandora story to the Prometheus cycle. Prometheus’s theft of fire provokes Zeus’s retaliation, while Epimetheus’s acceptance of Pandora allows the divine punishment to enter the human world in Hesiod’s narrative. Later retellings often simplify these relationships or make Pandora an independent symbol, but Epimetheus is the named husband in the classical account.
Epimetheus is not the same figure as Deucalion, who is associated with Pandora’s daughter Pyrrha and the later flood story. Keeping these generations separate prevents a common mix-up in summaries of Greek mythology.