In Greek mythology, Pandora became associated with Epimetheus as his wife.
Epimetheus was a Titan and the brother of Prometheus. His name is commonly interpreted in relation to afterthought or hindsight, contrasting with Prometheus, whose name is associated with forethought. Hesiod’s story places Pandora in Epimetheus’s household after Prometheus warns his brother not to accept gifts from Zeus.
Epimetheus nevertheless accepts Pandora, and the story’s catastrophe follows when she opens the container holding the troubles of human life. This makes the pair central to the myth’s account of how suffering entered the world. Pandora is not usually described as Prometheus’s wife; that is a common confusion caused by the two brothers’ close roles in the narrative.
Later Greek traditions add different genealogies and relationships around the first humans. The most familiar Pandora story, however, connects her with Epimetheus, while Prometheus remains the figure associated with stealing fire and helping humanity.