Which Greek god gave fire to humanity before Pandora was created?

Prometheus gave fire to humanity before Pandora was created in the Greek myth. A Titan known for intelligence and foresight, Prometheus is portrayed as a benefactor of humans and an opponent of Zeus in several ancient traditions.

According to Hesiod, Prometheus deceived Zeus during a sacrifice and later stole fire for humans. Zeus responded by arranging Pandora’s creation as a punishment for humanity. The Pandora story is therefore part of a linked sequence involving sacrifice, fire, divine anger, and the arrival of suffering.

The fire may represent more than warmth or cooking. In Greek thought it was associated with craft, technology, metallurgy, and civilization. Giving it to humans helped explain why people possessed skills that placed them closer to the gods, while also explaining why Zeus punished them.

Prometheus and Pandora are sometimes treated as unrelated myths because modern retellings focus only on the jar. In Hesiod’s narrative, however, the two episodes are directly connected: Pandora’s arrival follows Prometheus’s theft of fire.