In Greek mythology, Zeus sends Pandora to humanity as a punishment connected with Prometheus’s theft of fire. Hesiod’s Works and Days presents Zeus as arranging Pandora’s creation and dispatching her to the human world.
Prometheus had deceived Zeus in the division of an animal sacrifice and later stole fire for humans. Zeus responded by planning a calamity for humanity: Pandora, whose arrival would bring the evils later released from her jar. The story therefore links Pandora’s myth to the broader conflict between Zeus and Prometheus.
The account differs from later retellings that portray Pandora as acting independently or as deliberately malicious. Hesiod emphasizes divine planning and the consequences of Prometheus’s defiance. Zeus is the relevant god here, not Hades, Poseidon, or Ares, who have separate roles in Greek mythology.