In Hesiod’s story, which Titan’s punishment led to Pandora’s creation?

In Hesiod’s story, Prometheus’s punishment led to Pandora’s creation. Prometheus was a Titan associated with foresight who championed humanity. In one famous episode, he tricked Zeus during a sacrifice at Mecone, arranging the portions so that humans received the desirable meat while the gods received bones covered with fat.

Prometheus later stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans. Zeus responded by ordering the creation of Pandora, presenting her as a punishment for humanity and as a countermeasure to Prometheus’s deception. Pandora’s arrival therefore belongs to the wider conflict between Zeus and Prometheus rather than being an isolated tale about curiosity.

Prometheus was punished directly as well. Zeus had him chained to a mountain, where an eagle repeatedly ate his liver; the organ grew back, allowing the torment to continue. Heracles eventually killed the eagle and freed him in later myth. Pandora’s story and Prometheus’s fire story are often taught together because both explain humanity’s difficult relationship with the gods.