In Hesiod’s Pandora story, whom does Pandora marry?

In Hesiod’s Pandora story, Pandora marries Epimetheus. Epimetheus is the brother of Prometheus, the Titan associated with stealing fire for humanity. His name is commonly understood as “afterthought,” contrasting with Prometheus, whose name means “forethought.”

Prometheus warns Epimetheus not to accept gifts from Zeus, but Epimetheus accepts Pandora. She arrives carrying the container that later becomes famous in English as Pandora’s box. When she opens it, suffering and other troubles escape into the world, while hope remains inside according to the familiar version of the story.

Epimetheus is sometimes confused with Prometheus because both brothers are central to the myth. Prometheus is the one connected with the theft of fire and Zeus’s punishment; Epimetheus is Pandora’s husband. In some later traditions, Pandora and Epimetheus have a daughter named Pyrrha, who becomes important in flood mythology.