In Hesiod’s Works and Days, hope remains inside Pandora’s vessel after she closes it. The Greek text says that the evils escape, while Elpis, commonly translated as “hope,” stays within the container.
This ending has prompted extensive discussion because the myth does not plainly explain why hope remains inside. Some interpretations treat hope as a consolation granted to humanity after suffering entered the world. Others ask whether hope is itself being withheld, or whether it is preserved for human use. The Greek word can also carry meanings related to expectation, so “hope” is a conventional translation rather than a complete explanation of every nuance.
The detail is easy to confuse with the idea that hope escaped last. In Hesiod’s account, however, the surviving force is specifically described as remaining in the vessel when Pandora closes it.