In the Greek myth of Pandora, Prometheus is punished alongside humanity after stealing fire. Prometheus is a Titan who supports humankind, and his theft of fire provokes Zeus’s retaliation in Hesiod’s account.
The story connects Prometheus and Pandora through a chain of punishments. Prometheus deceives Zeus during a sacrificial division and later takes fire for mortals. Zeus then arranges for Pandora to be created and sent to humanity, while Prometheus himself receives a separate punishment: he is bound, and an eagle repeatedly eats his liver.
Prometheus is sometimes described as Pandora’s husband, but that is incorrect. Hesiod identifies Epimetheus, Prometheus’s brother, as the man who accepts Pandora. The brothers’ names also form a contrast: Prometheus suggests forethought, while Epimetheus suggests afterthought.