Epimetheus was Pandora’s husband and Prometheus’s brother in Greek mythology.
Epimetheus and Prometheus are brothers among the Titans, but their names suggest contrasting qualities. Prometheus is associated with foresight, while Epimetheus is associated with hindsight or thinking afterward. That contrast helps explain why Epimetheus accepts Pandora despite Prometheus’s warning not to accept gifts from Zeus.
In Hesiod’s account, Pandora is sent to Epimetheus, who receives her even though his brother had cautioned him. Pandora later opens the container, releasing troubles into the human world. The myth therefore links the brothers through both family and contrasting approaches to judgment.
Epimetheus is sometimes omitted from short modern retellings, which focus only on Pandora and the jar. His role matters because he connects the punishment to Prometheus’s household and embodies the story’s theme of consequences recognized too late.