In Greek mythology, who received Pandora as his wife?

In Greek mythology, Epimetheus received Pandora as his wife. He was the brother of Prometheus and accepted Zeus’s gift despite Prometheus warning him not to accept gifts from Zeus.

The name Epimetheus is commonly interpreted as “afterthought,” contrasting with Prometheus, whose name is associated with forethought. This contrast helps explain the brothers’ roles in the myth: Prometheus anticipates danger, while Epimetheus acts after events have occurred. Hesiod presents Epimetheus as failing to follow his brother’s warning.

Pandora’s arrival is tied to Zeus’s retaliation for Prometheus’s theft of fire for humanity. Once Pandora enters the human world, she opens the container and releases the evils held inside. The myth thus links the brothers through both the theft of fire and the arrival of Pandora.

Some later retellings simplify the story by saying that Pandora married Prometheus, but that is not Hesiod’s account. In the traditional genealogy of the myth, Pandora is married to Epimetheus, Prometheus’s brother.