In the Greek myth of Pandora, Epimetheus accepted her despite Prometheus’s warning.
Epimetheus is the brother of Prometheus and his name is commonly interpreted as “afterthought,” contrasting with Prometheus, whose name is linked to forethought. Hesiod uses this contrast in the story: Prometheus warns Epimetheus not to accept a gift from Zeus, but Epimetheus receives Pandora when she arrives.
Pandora’s arrival is part of Zeus’s punishment after Prometheus gives fire to humanity. Once she enters Epimetheus’s household, she opens the sealed vessel and releases the troubles that affect human life. The myth therefore connects the brothers’ contrasting judgment with the beginning of suffering for humans.
Later retellings often make Pandora herself the sole cause of the disaster, but Hesiod’s narrative includes Zeus’s plan, Prometheus’s earlier theft, and Epimetheus’s decision. Epimetheus is not the person who opens the vessel; Pandora performs that action. His role is accepting the divine gift after receiving the warning.