Hope remained inside Pandora’s vessel after the evils escaped in Hesiod’s account.
In Works and Days, Hesiod says that Pandora lifted the lid of the container and released the troubles that afflict human beings. She then replaced the lid before hope could leave. The Greek word used is elpis, commonly translated as “hope.”
The ending has prompted centuries of debate. Some readers see hope as a comfort deliberately preserved for humanity; others ask whether hope itself is among the evils held in the jar. Hesiod does not provide a modern-style explanation resolving every implication.
The detail is sometimes misstated as “hope escaped last.” In the standard telling, the evils escaped, while hope stayed inside because Pandora closed the vessel in time. This is one reason the myth remains open to different philosophical interpretations.