In Hesiod’s Theogony, Hermes gives Pandora the power of speech.
Pandora is assembled through a collective divine effort rather than by one god alone. Hesiod’s account describes Hephaestus shaping her, while other gods and goddesses contribute gifts or qualities. Hermes supplies speech and gives her the name Pandora, making him responsible for two closely connected details in the creation narrative.
This episode is easy to confuse with later summaries that list divine gifts without assigning each one. Athena is associated with teaching skills and clothing in the tradition, while Aphrodite contributes charm or beauty. Hermes’s role is specifically connected to voice, speech, and naming. The Theogony and Works and Days overlap in their broad account but do not provide identical levels of detail, so the source poem matters when asking about a particular gift.