In Greek mythology, which poem tells the fullest early story of Pandora?

Works and Days tells the fullest early story of Pandora in Greek mythology.

The poem was composed by Hesiod, traditionally dated to the late eighth or early seventh century BCE. It combines practical advice about farming and justice with myths explaining the human condition, including the stories of Prometheus and Pandora.

In Works and Days, Zeus arranges Pandora’s creation after Prometheus gives fire to humanity. The poem describes the gods’ contributions to her character and recounts how she opens the container, releasing evils among humans. This version is the principal ancient source behind the modern Pandora story.

Pandora is also mentioned in Hesiod’s Theogony, but that work provides a shorter account. The Iliad and Odyssey are Homeric epics and do not supply the standard full narrative of Pandora. The Aeneid is a later Roman epic, so it is not the early Greek source for this myth.