In Greek mythology, what was Pandora’s daughter called after the great flood?

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In Greek mythology, Pandora’s daughter after the great flood was called Pyrrha.

Pyrrha was the daughter of Pandora and Epimetheus in traditions connected with the Greek flood myth. Zeus sent a flood to destroy humanity, but Pyrrha and her husband Deucalion survived by taking refuge in a chest or ark-like vessel.

After the waters receded, the couple received instructions from the goddess Themis. They were told to throw the “bones of their mother” behind them. Interpreting “mother” as Earth, they threw stones, which became people: stones thrown by Deucalion became men, and those thrown by Pyrrha became women.

This flood story is distinct from the earlier episode in which Pandora opens the jar. The two narratives are connected through family tradition, but Hesiod’s surviving accounts do not provide every later genealogical detail in the same form.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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