In Greek mythology, who becomes Pandora’s husband after she is created?

In Greek mythology, Epimetheus becomes Pandora’s husband after she is created.

Hesiod’s account presents Pandora as a woman fashioned by the gods and sent to Epimetheus, the brother of Prometheus. Prometheus had warned Epimetheus not to accept gifts from Zeus, but Epimetheus accepted Pandora when she arrived. Their marriage places the opening of the container within the story of humanity’s first age and the arrival of evils.

Epimetheus’ name is commonly interpreted as “afterthought,” contrasting with Prometheus, whose name is associated with forethought. This contrast is central to Hesiod’s characterization: Epimetheus acts after events have occurred, while Prometheus anticipates danger. The myth does not identify Pandora’s husband as Prometheus, although the two brothers are closely connected in the story.

In later retellings, Pandora is often described simply as the first woman, but the earliest surviving Greek literary accounts emphasize her role as Zeus’s punishment for Prometheus’s theft of fire and as Epimetheus’s wife.