In Greek mythology, which Titan steals fire before Pandora is created?

In Greek mythology, Prometheus steals fire before Pandora is created.

Prometheus is a Titan associated with foresight and with helping humanity. In Hesiod’s account, he deceives Zeus during a sacrifice and later steals fire for humans, concealing it in a stalk of fennel. Zeus responds by ordering the creation of Pandora as a punishment for humanity and as a countermeasure against Prometheus’s actions.

Pandora’s arrival therefore belongs to the same chain of events as the fire myth. The story is not simply about an individual woman’s curiosity; it is also about the conflict between Zeus and Prometheus and the consequences imposed on mortals.

Prometheus is sometimes described as creating humans, but that version is especially prominent in later Greek and Roman traditions rather than being the main focus of Hesiod’s Pandora narrative. The Titan’s defining role in this myth is stealing fire, while his brother Epimetheus receives Pandora.