In Greek mythology, Pandora is described as the first woman created for humanity in the Pandora story. Hesiod introduces her as a divinely fashioned woman sent to the human world by Zeus.
The myth appears most fully in Hesiod’s Works and Days and is also mentioned in his Theogony. In the story, Pandora is assembled through the work of the gods and receives gifts that make her attractive and persuasive. Zeus then sends her to Epimetheus, who accepts her despite Prometheus’s warning.
Calling Pandora the first woman belongs to the myth’s own genealogy and should not be treated as a historical or scientific claim. Later Greek and Roman writers adapt the story in different ways, and modern retellings often focus primarily on the container and the escape of its contents.