In Hesiod’s account of Pandora, Hermes gives her a deceptive character.
The detail appears in the Theogony, where Zeus orders the creation of Pandora after Prometheus’s conflict with him. The gods contribute different qualities: Hephaestus fashions her, Athena teaches her skills, and Aphrodite gives her charm. Hermes supplies a mind or character associated with deception and a voice.
This division of roles helps explain why Pandora is presented as both attractive and dangerous in the poem. Her danger is not simply physical; it is connected with persuasive speech, cunning, and the ability to conceal harmful consequences behind an appealing appearance.
Modern summaries sometimes assign all of Pandora’s traits to Zeus or describe her as made by one god alone. Hesiod’s account is more specific: multiple deities shape her identity, with Hermes responsible for the deceptive element.