Who is Pandora’s husband in the best-known Greek myth?

Pandora’s husband in the best-known Greek myth is Epimetheus.

Epimetheus is a Titan associated with hindsight and afterthought. His name is commonly contrasted with Prometheus, whose name is linked with foresight. In Hesiod’s narrative, Prometheus warns Epimetheus not to accept a gift from Zeus, but Epimetheus ignores the warning and receives Pandora instead.

Pandora’s arrival at Epimetheus’s home leads to the opening of the jar and the release of suffering into the human world. The marriage therefore connects two linked mythic themes: Prometheus’s defiance of Zeus and Epimetheus’s failure to anticipate consequences.

A common mix-up is to name Prometheus as Pandora’s husband because he is central to the surrounding story. Prometheus is her husband’s brother, not her spouse, and the two brothers represent contrasting kinds of judgment in Hesiod’s account.