Prometheus gave fire to humanity in the myth that leads to Pandora’s creation.
In Greek mythology, Prometheus is a Titan associated with foresight, craft, and human advancement. He is famous for taking fire from the gods and giving it to humans. Zeus punishes this defiance, and Hesiod connects the later creation of Pandora with that punishment.
Fire has a broad symbolic role in the story. It represents practical technology, cooking, protection, and the ability of humans to transform materials. Prometheus’s gift helps explain human civilization, while Pandora’s jar helps explain why human existence includes suffering and labor.
Prometheus is sometimes described as a god rather than a Titan in modern retellings, but he belongs to the older divine generation known as the Titans. He is also frequently confused with Epimetheus, his brother. Prometheus supplies the forbidden gift; Epimetheus later accepts Pandora.