In the myth of Pandora’s Box, Pandora was given to Epimetheus, the brother of Prometheus.
Hesiod’s Works and Days describes Pandora arriving among humans with gifts from the gods. Epimetheus accepts her despite Prometheus’s warning not to receive anything from Zeus. The story therefore places Pandora and Epimetheus at the center of the episode, while Prometheus is the figure whose theft of fire provokes Zeus’s response.
The relationship is sometimes loosely called a marriage in modern summaries, but the ancient wording and later retellings vary in how explicitly they describe it. Epimetheus’s name is often interpreted as “afterthought,” contrasting with Prometheus, whose name is associated with forethought. That wordplay supports the myth’s characterization: Epimetheus acts after the event, while Prometheus anticipates Zeus’s danger. Their names and roles are important to the story’s moral structure.