In Greek mythology, Epimetheus was Pandora’s husband in the account linked to her container. He is the brother of Prometheus and accepts Pandora despite his brother’s warning to be cautious about gifts from Zeus.
The name Epimetheus is commonly interpreted as “afterthought” or “hindsight,” contrasting with Prometheus, whose name is associated with forethought. That contrast is central to the myth’s characterization: Prometheus anticipates danger, while Epimetheus realizes consequences only afterward.
Hesiod’s account presents Pandora as entering Epimetheus’s household before the vessel is opened. The story’s later moral traditions often treat his acceptance of Zeus’s gift as a failure of judgment, though Pandora herself is the figure most strongly remembered in popular culture.
Epimetheus is not the same figure as Hephaestus, who fashions Pandora, or Prometheus, who steals fire. Tantalus belongs to a separate Greek myth involving a different punishment. These distinctions make Epimetheus the specific answer when the question concerns Pandora’s husband.