In Greek mythology, Epimetheus became Pandora’s husband despite being warned by his brother Prometheus.
Hesiod’s Works and Days presents Epimetheus as Prometheus’s less cautious brother. Prometheus warned him not to accept gifts from Zeus, but Epimetheus accepted Pandora, the woman sent by Zeus. The marriage places Pandora’s famous container in Epimetheus’s household, where she eventually opened it.
The names are easy to confuse because both brothers belong to the same myth. Prometheus is associated with stealing fire for humanity and with foresight, while Epimetheus is associated with hindsight; their Greek names reflect that contrast. Pandora is not described as marrying Prometheus in Hesiod’s account.
Later retellings often make the story more romantic or moralizing, but the classical account chiefly uses the marriage to connect Pandora with the release of human troubles. The warning and its disregard are central parts of the myth’s explanation of why Zeus’s gift became disastrous.