In Greek mythology, who was Pandora’s husband in the tradition that links her to Pyrrha?

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In Greek mythology, Pandora’s husband in the tradition linking her to Pyrrha was Epimetheus.

Hesiod’s Works and Days presents Pandora as the wife of Epimetheus, the Titan associated with hindsight. Despite Prometheus’s warning not to accept gifts from Zeus, Epimetheus accepts Pandora. Their marriage connects the Pandora story with the broader family of the Titans.

Later mythographic traditions identify Pandora and Epimetheus as the parents of Pyrrha. Pyrrha then becomes the wife of Deucalion, the survivor of a great flood in Greek mythology. Deucalion and Pyrrha are often described as ancestors of renewed humanity after the flood.

This genealogy is easy to confuse because Prometheus is Epimetheus’s brother and Deucalion is Pyrrha’s husband, not Pandora’s. The different generations explain why all four names frequently appear together in summaries of Greek creation and flood myths.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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