In the Greek myth of Pandora’s box, which Titan stole fire for humans?

In the Greek myth of Pandora’s box, Prometheus stole fire for humans. Hesiod presents this theft as the event that provokes Zeus to devise a wider punishment for humanity, including the creation and delivery of Pandora.

Prometheus is a Titan, a divine figure from the older generation of gods. His name is associated with forethought, and Greek mythology repeatedly portrays him as a benefactor of humankind. In the fire story, he deceives Zeus and later takes fire from Olympus or from a divine source to return it to mortals.

Zeus responds by withholding useful resources and arranging Pandora’s arrival. In this structure, Pandora’s story is not an isolated tale about a curious woman; it is part of a sequence involving sacrifice, fire, divine authority, and human suffering.

Prometheus is also famous for a separate punishment: Zeus has him chained to a mountain, where an eagle consumes his liver, which regenerates. That episode belongs to Prometheus’s broader mythology rather than the central jar-opening scene.