In Hesiod’s account, which Greek poem tells the story of Pandora and her vessel?

Hesiod’s *Works and Days* tells the Greek myth of Pandora and the opening of her vessel.

The poem is a didactic work composed in archaic Greece and traditionally attributed to Hesiod. It combines advice about farming, justice, work, seafaring, and the proper organization of the year with myths explaining the human condition. Pandora’s story appears in the poem as part of an explanation for why suffering and difficult labor exist in the world.

Hesiod also discusses related divine and human themes in *Theogony*, including Prometheus’s conflict with Zeus. However, the detailed narrative of Pandora’s creation and the vessel appears in *Works and Days*, making that poem the most specific source for the famous episode.

Modern retellings often detach Pandora from Hesiod’s moral and agricultural context. In the original poem, her story is not simply an adventure about curiosity; it supports Hesiod’s broader argument that work, justice, and endurance are necessary parts of human life.