In Hesiod’s Pandora story, Hermes gives Pandora her name. The god is part of the divine group involved in preparing Pandora before she is sent to Epimetheus.
Hesiod’s Works and Days describes Pandora’s creation after Zeus decides to punish humanity following Prometheus’s theft of fire. The gods contribute different qualities or abilities, and Hermes gives her a name while also placing deceptive speech in her character in the poem’s account.
Hermes is the Olympian messenger and is often associated with communication, boundaries, travel, and cunning. His role in Pandora’s creation fits the myth’s emphasis on persuasive or deceptive language, although later retellings frequently simplify his contribution.
Some modern summaries say only that the gods collectively named Pandora. Hesiod’s more specific account identifies Hermes. This detail is distinct from the separate tradition that Hephaestus shaped Pandora from clay.