In Hesiod’s Pandora story, Prometheus’s punishment is directly linked to the creation of Pandora.
Prometheus is a Titan who repeatedly acts on behalf of humanity in Greek mythology. In Hesiod’s Theogony, he deceives Zeus during a sacrifice and later steals fire for humans. Zeus responds by arranging the creation of Pandora, presenting her as a new hardship for humanity.
Hesiod’s Works and Days develops the story further. Zeus’s punishment is connected to Prometheus’s theft of fire, while Prometheus himself is separately punished by being bound and having an eagle eat his liver. The liver grows back, allowing the punishment to recur.
Later authors and modern films often combine, simplify, or rearrange these episodes. Prometheus is not Pandora’s creator, however: he is the figure whose conflict with Zeus provides the myth’s central cause-and-effect background.