In the Pandora myth, Epimetheus was the brother of Prometheus. Both are Titans in Greek mythology, although their stories focus on different kinds of foresight and judgment.
Prometheus is associated with planning ahead, while Epimetheus is associated with thinking afterward. Hesiod’s Works and Days says Prometheus warned Epimetheus not to accept gifts from Zeus. Epimetheus ignored that warning and took Pandora into his home.
This relationship is important because Pandora’s arrival is tied to the conflict between Zeus and Prometheus. Prometheus had angered Zeus by helping humanity, especially through the theft of fire in later classical tradition. The myth’s contrast between the brothers’ names and actions supplies a moral theme: clever foresight can be defeated by impulsive acceptance. Epimetheus is not usually portrayed as Pandora’s husband in every later retelling, but he is the male figure who receives her in Hesiod’s account.