In Greek mythology, Epimetheus becomes Pandora’s husband after accepting Zeus’s gift.
Epimetheus was a Titan associated with hindsight and the brother of Prometheus, whose name is linked with forethought. In Hesiod’s account, Prometheus warns Epimetheus not to accept gifts from Zeus, but Epimetheus disregards the warning when Pandora arrives.
Pandora is presented as a specially created woman sent to Epimetheus as part of Zeus’s punishment of humanity after Prometheus steals fire. Her arrival connects the story of the jar with the wider conflict between Zeus, Prometheus, and the human race.
A common mix-up is to name Prometheus as Pandora’s husband because he is the better-known brother and the central opponent of Zeus. In the traditional myth, however, Prometheus warns Epimetheus, while Epimetheus receives Pandora. Hesiod’s Works and Days gives the fullest surviving early account of this sequence.