Pandora’s story is most directly connected with Prometheus, the Titan who gave fire to humanity.
Prometheus is portrayed as a benefactor of humans in Greek mythology. In Hesiod’s account, he deceives Zeus over the division of a sacrifice and later steals fire for mortals. Zeus responds with punishments directed at both Prometheus and humanity, and Pandora is created as part of the punishment affecting humans.
The myth thus links two famous episodes: the theft of fire and the opening of the container. Prometheus is chained and tortured in later traditions, while Epimetheus receives Pandora. The stories are connected but feature different brothers and different consequences.
Modern retellings sometimes describe Prometheus as Pandora’s recipient or husband, but those details do not match the central Hesiodic narrative. Prometheus is the cause of the divine conflict that leads to Pandora’s creation, whereas Epimetheus is the brother who accepts her.