In Hesiod’s Theogony, who is Pandora’s father-in-law?

Iapetus is Pandora’s father-in-law in Hesiod’s Theogony because he is the father of Epimetheus.

Theogony places Pandora within the genealogy of the Titans. Iapetus is a Titan, and his sons include Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Atlas. Since Pandora marries Epimetheus, Iapetus becomes her father-in-law in the mythic family tree.

This relationship is distinct from Pandora’s creation story. Hesiod presents her as fashioned by the gods at Zeus’s command, while her marriage connects her to the older Titan generation through Epimetheus. The family link helps explain why the Pandora narrative appears alongside stories about Prometheus and the Titan order.

Iapetus should not be confused with Zeus, who orders Pandora’s creation, or Hephaestus, who fashions her from earth. Those figures occupy different roles. Theogony is also earlier and more genealogical than the fuller account in Works and Days, so its treatment of Pandora is comparatively brief.