In Greek mythology, Prometheus is the Titan associated with creating humans from clay in traditions connected with the Pandora story.
Prometheus is best known for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humanity. In later classical accounts, especially those influenced by Ovid, he also shapes human beings from clay. Hesiod’s account of Pandora focuses more on Prometheus’s conflict with Zeus than on a detailed creation scene, so the clay-making element belongs to a broader body of Prometheus traditions.
Zeus punishes humanity through Pandora after Prometheus tricks him during a sacrificial division and then steals fire. Pandora is created as a countermeasure: a woman fashioned by the gods and endowed with different gifts before being sent to Prometheus’s brother, Epimetheus.
Prometheus and Pandora are therefore linked by the myth’s explanation of why suffering entered human life. They are not siblings or spouses; Prometheus is the rebellious benefactor of humanity, while Pandora becomes the instrument of Zeus’s punishment.