In Hesiod’s Pandora myth, which figure received Pandora as a wife?

In Hesiod’s Pandora myth, Epimetheus received Pandora as his wife.

Epimetheus was a Titan associated with hindsight and was the brother of Prometheus, whose name is linked with forethought. Zeus sent Pandora to Epimetheus after Prometheus had stolen fire for humanity. Prometheus had specifically warned his brother not to accept gifts from Zeus, but Epimetheus ignored the warning.

Pandora’s arrival forms part of Zeus’s punishment for Prometheus’s theft. In Hesiod’s Works and Days, she brings with her a sealed container holding destructive forces. After she opens it, suffering spreads among human beings, while Hope remains inside.

A common mix-up identifies Prometheus as Pandora’s husband because he is the better-known figure in the surrounding myth. Prometheus is Pandora’s brother-in-law, not her spouse in Hesiod’s story. Epimetheus’s name means “afterthought,” creating a deliberate contrast with Prometheus, whose name means “forethought.”