According to Hesiod, which god gave Pandora speech?

According to Hesiod, Hermes gave Pandora speech. In Works and Days, Hermes is also associated with giving her a deceitful or deceptive character as part of Zeus’s plan.

This detail fits Hermes’ wider role in Greek mythology as a messenger and mediator between gods and humans. His connection with language, communication, persuasion, and trickery makes him an appropriate figure to provide Pandora with speech in the creation narrative.

Other gods contribute different features. Hephaestus shapes Pandora, Athena dresses and adorns her, and Aphrodite gives her beauty and desire. These details show that Pandora is presented as a composite creation assembled through the gifts of several gods rather than as the work of one deity alone.