Pandora joined Epimetheus after the gods created her.
Epimetheus was a Titan and the brother of Prometheus. His name is commonly connected with “afterthought,” contrasting with Prometheus’s “forethought.” Although Prometheus warned him not to accept gifts from Zeus, Epimetheus received Pandora, who had been sent as part of Zeus’s punishment of humanity.
This pairing gives the myth a deliberate contrast between planning and hindsight. Epimetheus acts despite his brother’s warning, and Pandora later opens the container that releases suffering into the world. The story presents both characters within a larger divine plan rather than as ordinary human figures.
Pandora is sometimes described in modern summaries as Epimetheus’s wife. Ancient versions differ in detail and emphasis, but Epimetheus is the specific male figure associated with her arrival and household in Hesiod’s narrative.