In Greek mythology, who is Pandora’s daughter, later associated with the survivors of the Great Flood?

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In Greek mythology, Pandora’s daughter is Pyrrha, who later becomes associated with the survivors of the Great Flood.

Pyrrha is traditionally described as the daughter of Pandora and Epimetheus. She marries Deucalion, the son of Prometheus, and the pair survive a catastrophic flood sent by Zeus to destroy humanity. Their survival links Pandora’s story to the later Greek flood tradition.

After the flood, Deucalion and Pyrrha restore the human race by throwing stones behind them. The stones become people: those thrown by Deucalion become men, and those thrown by Pyrrha become women. This episode appears most fully in later mythological accounts rather than in Hesiod’s original narrative of Pandora’s creation.

A common mix-up is confusing Pyrrha with Pandora herself. Pandora belongs to the generation before the flood, while Pyrrha is the next generation and becomes Deucalion’s partner in the renewal of humanity.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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