In Hesiod’s Works and Days, which Titan is Pandora’s brother-in-law?

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In Hesiod’s Works and Days, Prometheus is Pandora’s brother-in-law.

Prometheus is Pandora’s brother-in-law because he is the brother of Epimetheus, whom Hesiod presents as Pandora’s husband. The relationship belongs to the larger myth of Zeus’s punishment of humanity after Prometheus stole fire and deceived Zeus during a sacrificial division.

Hesiod’s account portrays Pandora as a divine response to Prometheus’s actions. Zeus sends her to Epimetheus, while Prometheus’s earlier warning advises his brother not to accept gifts from the Olympian ruler. The warning fails, and Pandora enters the human world.

Modern retellings sometimes describe Pandora as connected directly to Prometheus because both figures are central to the fire-and-punishment story. They are not married to one another in Hesiod’s narrative. Prometheus is the Titan brother of Epimetheus, making him Pandora’s brother-in-law.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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