Pandora’s husband in the Greek myth associated with the famous jar was Epimetheus.
Epimetheus was a Titan and the brother of Prometheus. His name is commonly interpreted as “afterthought,” contrasting with Prometheus, whose name is associated with forethought. Zeus gave Pandora to Epimetheus despite Prometheus’s warning that he should not accept gifts from Zeus.
In Hesiod’s account, Epimetheus accepts Pandora, and the catastrophe follows when she opens the container holding the forces that trouble humanity. This makes the marriage an important link between the punishment of Prometheus and the release of evils into the mortal world.
Epimetheus is sometimes confused with Prometheus because the two brothers appear together in stories about fire and Pandora. They are distinct figures with contrasting names and traits. Prometheus is the better-known rebel and benefactor of humanity, while Epimetheus is remembered chiefly for accepting Pandora and for the consequences of acting without his brother’s foresight.