In Greek mythology, Hermes is associated with giving Pandora speech.
Hermes is the Olympian messenger and a god linked with communication, travel, trade, and boundaries. His role suits the act of giving speech, and Hesiod includes him among the divine contributors to Pandora’s creation. The myth presents Pandora as assembled through a series of gifts rather than created by one god alone.
Other gods are associated with different aspects of her preparation. Hephaestus shapes her from earth, while Athena is connected with clothing and adornment. Some versions and translations describe additional divine gifts, so lists of contributors should not be treated as identical in every retelling.
Hermes’s role also helps explain why later artists and writers connect Pandora with persuasive language and communication. In the earliest literary context, however, his contribution is one element in Zeus’s larger plan following Prometheus’s theft of fire.