In later Greek mythology, what is the name of Pandora’s daughter?

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In later Greek mythology, Pandora’s daughter is named Pyrrha.

Pyrrha is associated with Deucalion, the son of Prometheus, in Greek flood mythology. Deucalion and Pyrrha survive a catastrophic flood sent by Zeus and become the ancestors of a renewed human race in later accounts. This makes Pyrrha part of a mythological sequence that connects Pandora’s family with the survival and repopulation of humanity.

The genealogy is not presented identically in every ancient source. Greek myths often preserve multiple local or literary traditions, and later authors rearranged relationships among divine, heroic, and human figures. For that reason, readers should distinguish the Pandora story in Hesiod from later genealogical traditions involving Pyrrha.

Pyrrha’s name is also attached to a separate mythological figure in some traditions, so context matters. In the flood narrative, however, she is the woman paired with Deucalion and traditionally described as Pandora’s daughter.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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