In Greek mythology, Pandora’s husband was Epimetheus when she arrived carrying Zeus’s container.
Epimetheus was a Titan and the brother of Prometheus. His name is traditionally connected with hindsight, contrasting with Prometheus’s association with foresight. That symbolic contrast shapes the Pandora story: Epimetheus accepts a gift despite his brother’s warning and only later faces its consequences.
According to Hesiod, Zeus sent Pandora to Epimetheus after the conflict over fire and sacrifice between Zeus and Prometheus. Pandora’s arrival therefore forms part of a divine punishment narrative rather than an independent romance story. The opening of the container releases various forms of suffering into the human world.
Later versions and popular culture sometimes make Pandora herself the sole cause of evil. Hesiod’s account is more complicated: Zeus, the gods, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Pandora all occupy roles in a story about divine power, human vulnerability, and the consequences of accepting an apparently attractive gift.