In Hesiod’s myth, Epimetheus received Pandora as a wife after Prometheus was punished.
Epimetheus was Prometheus’s brother and the Titan associated with hindsight, while Prometheus was associated with forethought. Hesiod presents Epimetheus as unable to learn from his brother’s warning. Prometheus had advised him not to accept gifts from Zeus, but Epimetheus accepted Pandora when she arrived.
Pandora’s arrival forms part of Zeus’s punishment for Prometheus’s theft of fire. The story does not portray Pandora as independently seeking revenge; rather, she is presented as a divinely fashioned woman sent into the human world. Her marriage to Epimetheus places the famous jar in his household.
Modern retellings sometimes call Pandora Prometheus’s wife, but that is a mix-up. Prometheus is her creator’s adversary, whereas Epimetheus is the husband named in Hesiod’s account. The Greek names also create a deliberate contrast: Prometheus suggests forethought, and Epimetheus suggests afterthought.