In Greek mythology, Pandora’s creation is meant to punish Prometheus after he gives fire to humans.
Prometheus is a Titan who defies Zeus by stealing fire and giving it to mortals. Zeus responds by arranging Pandora’s creation and sending her to humanity. Her arrival forms part of the divine retaliation against Prometheus and the people who benefit from his act.
The myth gives Prometheus a complicated role. He is a benefactor of humanity in the fire story, but his defiance also triggers consequences for mortals. Pandora’s appearance is connected to that conflict rather than being an unrelated origin tale.
Prometheus is also remembered for a separate punishment in which Zeus has him bound while an eagle repeatedly eats his liver. Greek mythology contains different episodes about him, and later writers combine or reshape them. In the Pandora story, however, the key offense is specifically the theft and distribution of fire.