In Greek mythology, Pandora married Epimetheus despite being warned not to open the jar.
Epimetheus was a Titan associated with hindsight and was the brother of Prometheus, whose name is linked with forethought. Prometheus had warned Epimetheus not to accept gifts from Zeus, but Epimetheus accepted Pandora, who had been sent as part of Zeus’s punishment for humanity receiving fire.
Pandora’s story appears most fully in Hesiod’s Works and Days, composed in ancient Greece. In that account, Pandora opens a storage vessel and releases troubles into the world before hope remains inside. Modern retellings usually call the vessel a box, although Hesiod used the Greek word pithos, meaning a large jar or storage container.
A common mix-up is to identify Prometheus as Pandora’s husband. Prometheus is her family connection through Epimetheus, not her spouse. Their pairing also gives the myth a symbolic contrast between forethought and hindsight.