In Greek mythology, Pandora’s husband in Hesiod’s Works and Days was Epimetheus.
Epimetheus was the Titan associated with afterthought, a contrast with his brother Prometheus, whose name is linked with forethought. Prometheus warned Epimetheus not to accept gifts from Zeus, but Epimetheus accepted Pandora when she was sent among humanity. Their pairing makes the myth’s moral contrast especially clear: careful foresight is set against delayed understanding.
Pandora’s arrival is connected to Zeus’s retaliation after Prometheus stole fire for humans. In the story, the gods equip Pandora with gifts and send her to Epimetheus. The opening of the jar then becomes the mythic explanation for the presence of sickness, toil, and other troubles in human life.
Epimetheus is not the same figure as Prometheus, although the brothers are closely linked in Greek mythology. Later retellings sometimes reduce him to a minor character, but his acceptance of Pandora is central to Hesiod’s version.