In Hesiod’s Works and Days, Hermes carries Pandora from the gods to humanity.
After the gods create and equip Pandora, Zeus sends her to Epimetheus through Hermes. The messenger god’s role is to deliver the divine creation into the human world, where Pandora becomes part of the punishment connected with Prometheus’s theft of fire.
Epimetheus accepts Pandora despite his brother Prometheus’s warning not to accept gifts from Zeus. That decision sets the stage for the opening of the sealed container and the spread of troubles among humans. Hermes is the transporter and intermediary; he is not Pandora’s husband, and he is not the one who opens the jar.
The delivery scene is easy to overlook because modern summaries usually jump from Pandora’s creation to the container. Hesiod’s version instead emphasizes a chain of divine actions: Zeus orders the punishment, Hephaestus makes Pandora, the gods add qualities, Hermes delivers her, and Epimetheus receives her.