In Hesiod’s account, which god gives Pandora her voice?

In Hesiod’s account, Hermes gives Pandora her voice.

The detail appears in the description of Pandora’s creation in Works and Days. Zeus orders the gods to make a woman, and different deities contribute qualities, adornments, or skills to the finished figure.

Hermes is associated with speech and communication in the myth. Hesiod also connects him with giving Pandora a shameless mind and a deceptive nature, although translations differ in how they render the Greek wording.

This detail is easy to confuse with the gifts assigned to other gods. Hephaestus fashions Pandora from earth, Athena provides clothing and instruction in handiwork, Aphrodite gives beauty and desire, and Hermes supplies speech. The gods’ separate contributions explain the name “all-gifted.”