Prometheus’s theft of fire led directly to the creation of Pandora in Hesiod’s story. After Prometheus gave fire to humans, Zeus devised a punishment that would affect humanity through a seemingly attractive gift.
Hesiod presents Pandora as part of Zeus’s response to Prometheus’s deception and theft. The gods fashion and adorn her, and she is sent to Epimetheus, who accepts her despite Prometheus’s warning. The story links fire, divine retaliation, and the arrival of human suffering in one chain of events.
Prometheus is often remembered primarily as a benefactor who helps humanity, especially in later literature. Hesiod’s version is darker: his actions provoke Zeus, and humans share in the punishment. The Pandora episode is therefore a sequel to the fire myth, not an unrelated creation story.