In Greek mythology, Pandora’s husband in the earliest surviving account of Pandora’s Box is Epimetheus.
Hesiod names Epimetheus as Pandora’s husband in both of his major poems that discuss the story. His name is commonly interpreted as “afterthought,” contrasting with Prometheus, whose name is associated with forethought. Epimetheus accepts Pandora even though Prometheus had warned him not to accept gifts from Zeus.
The myth presents Pandora’s arrival as part of Zeus’s punishment of humanity after Prometheus gave humans fire. Later retellings often focus on the container she opens, but the marriage is an important part of Hesiod’s narrative. Pandora and Epimetheus are also traditionally identified as the parents of Pyrrha, who survives the great flood in later Greek mythology. A common mix-up is assuming Prometheus is Pandora’s husband because he is the better-known figure connected with the story; in Hesiod, Prometheus is her husband’s brother.