In Greek mythology, whom did Pandora marry, according to Hesiod’s story?

In Greek mythology, Pandora married Epimetheus, according to Hesiod’s story.

Epimetheus was a Titan and the brother of Prometheus. His name is commonly interpreted as “afterthought” or “hindsight,” contrasting with Prometheus, whose name is associated with forethought. Hesiod presents Epimetheus as a figure who accepted Zeus’s gift even though Prometheus had warned him not to accept gifts from the gods.

Pandora’s arrival forms part of Zeus’s punishment of humanity after Prometheus stole fire for mortals. In Hesiod’s account, Pandora became Epimetheus’s wife, and her opening of the container released evils into the world. The story therefore links the couple directly to the myth’s explanation for human suffering.

A common mix-up identifies Prometheus as Pandora’s husband because he is the better-known Titan in the surrounding story. Prometheus was her husband’s brother, not her spouse. Hesiod’s two works, the Theogony and Works and Days, provide the earliest surviving literary versions of the myth.