Which English poet wrote the 1869 poem “Pandora”?

Dante Gabriel Rossetti wrote the 1869 poem “Pandora.”

Rossetti was an English poet and painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement. His poem “Pandora” draws on the classical figure and reflects the Victorian fascination with Greek mythology, medieval themes, symbolism, and psychologically charged female characters.

Rossetti’s work often existed across poetry and visual art. He created paintings and poems that used mythological or literary subjects as vehicles for mood and symbolism rather than as simple retellings. “Pandora” belongs to that broader artistic practice.

The poem is sometimes confused with other Victorian treatments of classical myth, especially works by Alfred Tennyson or Robert Browning. Those poets also engaged with ancient subjects, but Rossetti is the author specifically associated with the 1869 poem titled “Pandora.”