In Greek mythology, what was the name of Pandora and Epimetheus’s daughter?

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In Greek mythology, Pandora and Epimetheus’s daughter was named Pyrrha.

Pyrrha is mentioned in later mythological traditions connected with Pandora and Epimetheus. She is best known as the wife of Deucalion, the son of Prometheus. Together, Deucalion and Pyrrha survive a great flood sent by Zeus and help repopulate the world.

The flood story appears most fully in later Greek and Roman accounts, including versions associated with Ovid. After the flood, Deucalion and Pyrrha are told to throw the “bones of their mother” behind them; they understand this as stones from Earth, and the stones become new people.

This genealogy is distinct from the core episode in Hesiod’s Works and Days, which focuses on Pandora’s creation, her marriage to Epimetheus, and the escape of evils from her container. The daughter’s name belongs to the wider mythological tradition surrounding Pandora.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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