In Greek mythology, Prometheus’s punishment followed his theft of fire and preceded Pandora’s creation.
Prometheus is the Titan who steals fire from Zeus and gives it to humanity. Zeus responds by having him bound to a mountain, where an eagle repeatedly eats his liver; because Prometheus is immortal, the organ grows back and the torment repeats. The exact details vary among ancient and later retellings, but the fire theft and punishment are among the myth’s most stable elements.
Hesiod places Pandora’s creation within the same chain of divine retaliation. Zeus orders the gods to make a woman whose arrival will bring a new burden to humanity, and that woman becomes Pandora. This sequence is why Pandora’s story is frequently discussed alongside Prometheus, although they are distinct figures and episodes. Epimetheus is Prometheus’s brother and Pandora’s husband, not the Titan who stole the fire. Atlas, another famous Titan, is associated instead with holding up the sky.