In Greek mythology, the hope left in Pandora’s jar was called Elpis.
Elpis is the personification of hope in Greek mythology. In Hesiod’s Works and Days, Pandora opens the container and releases the troubles inside, but Elpis remains within it when the lid is closed. The passage has generated extensive debate because it does not plainly explain whether hope is intended as a comfort, a withheld blessing, or another ambiguous condition of human life.
The familiar expression “hope remains” comes from later interpretations rather than a single universally agreed ancient explanation. Some readers regard hope as humanity’s consolation; others note that it is trapped in the jar rather than released into the world. Translation and punctuation choices also affect how the episode is understood.
Elpis is not the same figure as Eos, the dawn goddess, or Eris, the goddess of strife. Those names belong to separate mythological traditions and are easy to confuse because they are short Greek names.