In Hesiod’s Pandora story, Hermes gives Pandora a woman’s voice.
Works and Days presents Pandora as a coordinated creation assembled through contributions from multiple gods. Hephaestus shapes her body, while other deities provide clothing, adornment, skills, and personal qualities. Hermes supplies her voice and is also connected with deceptive speech, making him especially important to Pandora’s role as a convincing and socially compelling figure.
The detail matters because Pandora’s danger is not described as physical strength. Her appearance, speech, and abilities make her attractive and persuasive, allowing Zeus’s punishment to enter the human world through a seemingly desirable gift. Hesiod’s portrayal combines beauty with craft and verbal power.
Modern retellings often compress the entire creation into “the gods made Pandora,” so individual contributions can be overlooked. Aphrodite is associated with her beauty, but Hermes is the god named for her voice in the standard account of Works and Days.