In Hesiod’s Greek myth of Pandora, Hermes gave her deceptive speech. The detail appears in Works and Days, where Zeus directs the gods to equip Pandora before sending her to humanity.
Hermes was the Olympian messenger and a god associated with travel, trade, cunning, and trickery. His mythological character makes him an appropriate giver of persuasive but deceptive speech. Hesiod presents Pandora as receiving several traits and skills from different gods rather than being made by one deity alone.
Hephaestus fashioned her, Athena taught her crafts, and Aphrodite gave her grace and desire. Hermes’s contribution is therefore one part of a larger divine construction of Pandora’s character.
Modern retellings often say simply that Hermes gave Pandora “curiosity,” but that is not the precise detail in Hesiod’s account. The famous act of opening the container is also not always described as a direct command from Hermes; later versions and adaptations add or reshape many elements.