Which Titan was the brother of Prometheus and husband of Pandora?

Epimetheus was the Titan who was Prometheus’s brother and Pandora’s husband. His name is commonly understood as meaning “afterthought,” contrasting with Prometheus, whose name means “forethought.”

Both brothers were sons of Iapetus and were associated with humanity’s early condition. In Plato’s Protagoras, Epimetheus distributes useful traits among animals but runs out before reaching humans. Prometheus then gives humanity fire and practical arts.

Hesiod’s Works and Days describes Pandora as Zeus’s punishment for Prometheus’s theft of fire. Epimetheus accepts her despite his brother’s warning. The famous object is often called Pandora’s box, although Hesiod describes a jar or storage vessel. Later tradition makes Pandora and Epimetheus the parents of Pyrrha, who survives the great flood with Deucalion.

A common mix-up is confusing Epimetheus with Iapetus, their father, or Atlas and Menoetius, their brothers. Epimetheus is specifically the figure linked to Pandora and the idea of hindsight.