In Greek mythology, Pandora married Epimetheus, the brother of Prometheus.
Epimetheus’s name is commonly explained as “afterthought” or “hindsight,” contrasting with Prometheus, whose name is associated with forethought. Hesiod presents Prometheus as warning Epimetheus not to accept a gift from Zeus, but Epimetheus accepts Pandora anyway. She then becomes part of the story explaining how troubles entered human life.
The marriage is important because it connects Pandora’s episode to the larger Prometheus cycle. Prometheus’s theft of fire provokes Zeus, while Epimetheus’s acceptance of Pandora brings Zeus’s punishment into the human world. Pandora is not usually described as marrying Prometheus; that is a frequent confusion caused by the two brothers appearing in the same myth.
Later writers and artists developed the couple in different ways, but Epimetheus remains Pandora’s traditional husband in the classical mythological tradition. His name also reinforces the story’s contrast between foresight and hindsight.