In Greek mythology, Hermes gives Pandora her voice and teaches her to speak. This detail appears in Hesiod’s account of Pandora’s creation in Works and Days.
Pandora is assembled through contributions from several gods. Hephaestus forms her from earth, Athena gives her craft-related abilities, Aphrodite supplies beauty and desire, and Hermes gives her speech and a deceptive character. The episode presents her as a divinely constructed figure rather than an ordinary human birth.
Hermes is the Olympian messenger and is associated with communication, travel, trade, cunning, and boundary-crossing. His role in Pandora’s creation fits the story’s emphasis on persuasive speech and hidden intentions. Different translations phrase the passage differently, sometimes saying Hermes gave her a voice, speech, or a deceitful mind, but Hermes is the god consistently linked to this contribution.