In Hesiod’s story, which Titan was Pandora’s father-in-law?

In Hesiod’s story, Iapetus was Pandora’s father-in-law.

Pandora married Epimetheus, and Epimetheus was one of the sons of the Titan Iapetus. That makes Iapetus Pandora’s father-in-law in the mythological family tree. Iapetus is an older Titan associated in Greek genealogy with several important figures, including Prometheus and Atlas.

The connection is easy to miss because Iapetus does not play an active role in the episode of Pandora’s arrival. The story focuses on Zeus, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and the gods who create and equip Pandora. Genealogical details must be reconstructed from the wider Titan family traditions.

Iapetus is sometimes confused with Cronus because both are Titans and members of the older divine generation. Cronus, however, is the father of Zeus and is not Pandora’s father-in-law. Iapetus’s relevance comes specifically through his son Epimetheus, Pandora’s husband.