In Greek mythology, who receives Pandora after Prometheus refuses her?

In Greek mythology, Epimetheus receives Pandora after his brother Prometheus refuses her. The brothers are Titans, and their names help define their contrasting personalities: Prometheus is associated with foresight, while Epimetheus is associated with hindsight.

Hesiod’s Works and Days says Prometheus warns Epimetheus not to accept gifts from Zeus. Epimetheus ignores the warning and takes Pandora into his home. The story thus links Pandora’s arrival to a family decision rather than describing her as entering the human world independently.

The myth’s sequence is important because it explains the brothers’ roles. Prometheus has already angered Zeus by taking fire for humanity, and Pandora is sent as part of Zeus’s punishment. Epimetheus’s acceptance allows the plan to succeed. Later versions often focus on Pandora opening the container, but the earlier story also stresses the contrast between Prometheus’s caution and Epimetheus’s impulsiveness.

Epimetheus is sometimes confused with Pandora’s husband in simplified retellings; he is the figure who receives and marries her in the myth.