In Hesiod’s account, who is described as the first woman?

In Hesiod’s account, Pandora is described as the first woman.

Works and Days presents Pandora as a woman created by the gods and sent among human beings. Her arrival follows Zeus’s anger at Prometheus, who had stolen fire and helped mortals. The story makes her creation a major turning point in the mythic explanation of why human life includes toil, illness, and other troubles.

Hesiod’s Theogony also refers to the creation of woman, though Works and Days gives the fuller narrative connected with the vessel. Pandora’s name is traditionally explained as “all-gifted” or “gifted by all,” reflecting the contributions or gifts associated with the gods.

Modern retellings sometimes treat Pandora as a goddess, but Hesiod depicts her as a mortal woman made by divine craftsmanship. She is not the same figure as Athena, Helen, or any other famous woman in Greek mythology. The “first woman” description belongs specifically to this mythic tradition.