Prometheus was punished after giving fire to humanity before Pandora was created.
In Greek mythology, Prometheus is a Titan associated with forethought and with humanity’s welfare. Hesiod’s account presents his theft of fire as a challenge to Zeus, who responds by arranging Pandora’s creation as a punishment for humans and, indirectly, for Prometheus.
Prometheus’s punishment became one of the most famous episodes in Greek myth. Zeus has him bound, traditionally to a mountain, where an eagle repeatedly eats his liver; because Prometheus is immortal, the organ grows back and the torment recurs. Later authors and artists expanded or altered details of this story.
Pandora’s story therefore belongs to a larger conflict involving Zeus, Prometheus, and the boundaries between gods and humans. The myth is not simply about curiosity: it also explains suffering as part of divine retaliation for the theft of fire.