In Hesiod’s mythology, who is Pandora’s daughter?

In later Greek mythological genealogies, Pyrrha is identified as the daughter of Pandora and Epimetheus. She becomes an important figure in the story of humanity’s renewal after the great flood.

Pyrrha is traditionally paired with Deucalion, the son of Prometheus. In the flood myth, Zeus destroys much of humanity, while Deucalion and Pyrrha survive by taking refuge in a chest or ark. Afterward, they restore the human race by throwing stones behind them.

Hesiod’s surviving accounts focus mainly on Pandora’s creation and the opening of the jar, not on a developed family narrative about Pyrrha. The connection between Pandora and Pyrrha belongs to the broader mythological tradition recorded by later authors and genealogical sources.

This story also explains why Deucalion and Pyrrha are often treated as Greek counterparts to flood survivors in other cultures. Pyrrha should not be confused with Helen or Ariadne, who belong to separate mythic genealogies.