In Greek mythology, Zeus sends Pandora to humanity as punishment.
Hesiod places Pandora’s story after Prometheus has deceived Zeus and stolen fire for humans. Zeus responds by arranging a broader punishment for humanity. He orders the gods to create Pandora, gives her gifts, and has her brought to Epimetheus, Prometheus’s brother.
The myth is not simply a story about one person making a mistake. In Hesiod’s account, Pandora is part of Zeus’s response to the conflict between divine authority and human access to fire. Her arrival introduces a new condition of human life: troubles that had previously been absent spread among mortals.
Later retellings often make Pandora’s personal curiosity the main cause of the disaster. Hesiod’s version, however, stresses Zeus’s planning and the gods’ role. The story therefore belongs to a larger sequence involving Prometheus, fire, sacrifice, and the limits imposed by Zeus.