In the Greek myth of Pandora, Zeus sent her to Epimetheus as part of a punishment connected with Prometheus’s theft of fire. Hesiod presents Pandora as a divinely prepared woman whose arrival brings consequences for humanity.
Prometheus had angered Zeus through acts benefiting human beings, especially the theft of fire. In Works and Days, Zeus responds by arranging Pandora’s creation and sending her to Epimetheus. The story is therefore not simply about curiosity; it is also an account of divine retaliation and the origins of human suffering.
Different Greek and later literary traditions emphasize different parts of this sequence. Hesiod’s version makes Zeus the commanding figure, while several other gods contribute gifts or skills to Pandora. Zeus is sometimes called Jupiter in Roman retellings, but “Zeus” is the correct name in the Greek myth. The episode belongs mainly to Hesiod’s Works and Days.