Epimetheus was Pandora’s husband in the Greek myth of the jar and the spread of evils.
Epimetheus was a Titan whose name is commonly interpreted as “afterthought” or “hindsight.” He was the brother of Prometheus, whose name is associated with forethought. The contrast between the brothers is central to Greek myth: Prometheus is clever and anticipatory, while Epimetheus acts after events have occurred.
Prometheus warns Epimetheus not to accept gifts from Zeus, but Epimetheus accepts Pandora. In Hesiod’s account, Pandora’s opening of the container then becomes part of the explanation for suffering among humans.
Pandora and Epimetheus are sometimes confused with Deucalion and Pyrrha, the couple associated with surviving the later Greek flood myth. They belong to different stories. Prometheus is also not Pandora’s husband; he is Epimetheus’s brother and the benefactor of humanity who steals fire from the gods.