In Hesiod’s Pandora story, Hermes gave Pandora speech and named her. His role appears in the account of her creation in Works and Days, where several gods contribute to her appearance, abilities, and possessions.
The episode describes Pandora as assembled through divine craftsmanship and gifts. Hephaestus fashions her, Athena dresses her, and other gods provide qualities connected with beauty, charm, and social influence. Hermes then gives her speech and assigns the name Pandora.
Hermes is the Olympian messenger god, commonly linked with communication, travel, commerce, and deception. Modern summaries sometimes say simply that “the gods” created Pandora, but Hesiod’s narrative distributes particular actions among named deities.