In Hesiod’s Greek myth, Pandora’s husband and Prometheus’s brother was Epimetheus. His name is commonly interpreted as “afterthought,” contrasting with Prometheus, whose name means “forethought.” The contrast reflects their different responses to Zeus’s plan.
Prometheus had warned Epimetheus not to accept gifts from Zeus. Epimetheus nevertheless welcomed Pandora, who had been sent to humanity after Prometheus’s theft of fire. In the story, Pandora later opened the jar, releasing destructive forces into the human world.
Epimetheus is not simply a villain. Hesiod presents him as a figure whose poor judgment has consequences, while Pandora is portrayed within a larger divine punishment narrative. The myth belongs to a sequence about fire, labor, suffering, and the relationship between gods and humans, rather than being only a story about curiosity.