Hermes delivers Pandora to Epimetheus in Hesiod’s Pandora story.
After the gods create and equip Pandora, Zeus sends her to Epimetheus. Hermes, the divine messenger, carries out this delivery in the narrative. His role fits his broader mythological function as a traveler and intermediary between gods and mortals.
The episode is part of Zeus’s retaliation after Prometheus gives fire to humanity. Epimetheus had been warned not to accept gifts from Zeus, but he receives Pandora anyway. The story then connects her presence in his household with the opening of the vessel and the release of troubles.
Hermes is sometimes confused with Hephaestus because Hephaestus is associated with making Pandora. The distinction is important: Hephaestus fashions her, while Hermes brings her to Epimetheus and gives her the deceptive or persuasive qualities described by Hesiod.