In Greek mythology, what was Pandora traditionally called as the first woman?

In Greek mythology, Pandora was traditionally described as the first woman. Hesiod presents her creation as part of Zeus’s response to Prometheus giving fire to humanity.

The story places Pandora within a wider Greek myth about the origins of human suffering. She was formed by the gods and given various attributes before being sent to Epimetheus, Prometheus’s brother. Pandora’s arrival helps explain why hardship, disease, and other troubles exist in the human world.

Modern summaries often call Pandora’s container a box, but Hesiod described a large storage jar. The “box” wording became standard much later through translation and artistic tradition. Pandora’s status as the first woman is a feature of the myth, not a claim about historical human origins.