In Greek mythology, Hermes gave Pandora a deceptive or misleading character.
Hesiod describes Pandora as receiving different qualities from several gods. Hermes, the messenger and trickster-associated god, is connected with giving her a mind or character suited to deception. This contribution is part of the divine design that makes Pandora both attractive and dangerous within Zeus’s punishment of humanity.
The details vary between translations because the ancient Greek wording is compact and translators choose slightly different phrases, including “a shameless mind,” “a deceitful nature,” or related expressions. These variations do not change Hermes’s role in the story.
Hermes did not create Pandora’s body; Hephaestus did that. Athena and Aphrodite are also associated with other gifts or attributes. The myth’s structure is collective: Zeus commands the plan, Hephaestus fashions the woman, and several gods add qualities that shape her presentation and behavior.