In Hesiod’s myth of Pandora, who became her husband?

In Hesiod’s myth of Pandora, Epimetheus became her husband. Epimetheus was the Titan brother of Prometheus, whose name is commonly understood as “afterthought,” contrasting with Prometheus’s association with forethought.

Prometheus warned Epimetheus not to accept gifts from Zeus, but Epimetheus welcomed Pandora into his home. Hesiod presents her arrival as part of Zeus’s punishment for Prometheus stealing fire and giving it to humanity. Pandora brought the sealed vessel with her, and the opening of that vessel released troubles into the human world.

A common mix-up identifies Prometheus as Pandora’s husband because he is the better-known figure in the same story. In the surviving Hesiodic account, however, Pandora is given to Epimetheus. The myth therefore links two pairs of brothers: Prometheus and Epimetheus, and the divine powers of Zeus and the gods who fashioned Pandora.