In Hesiod’s Pandora story, Hermes gives Pandora a voice and names her.
Hesiod describes Pandora’s creation as a coordinated act by the gods. Hephaestus forms her body at Zeus’s command, while other deities contribute qualities or adornments. Hermes, the messenger god, gives her speech and assigns the name Pandora. The name is commonly interpreted as “all-gifted,” reflecting the gifts supplied by the gods.
Hermes also gives Pandora a deceptive or crafty mind in Hesiod’s account. That detail is separate from his role in naming her and providing speech. The story’s divine contributions therefore should not be collapsed into a single gift or attributed entirely to one god.
The account comes from Works and Days, one of the earliest surviving Greek literary sources to tell the full story of Pandora’s creation and the opening of the container. Later retellings often shorten the divine catalogue, which is why some versions omit Hermes’s naming role.