In the Greek myth of Pandora, Hermes delivered Pandora to Epimetheus. Hesiod presents Hermes as the messenger who brings Zeus’s deceptive gift to Prometheus’s brother.
Hermes has a fitting role in the story because he is the Olympian messenger and is also associated with cunning, persuasion, and deceptive speech. Hesiod says Hermes gave Pandora a shameless and deceitful nature, helping explain why the gods’ beautiful gift was also dangerous.
Epimetheus accepted Pandora despite Prometheus’s earlier warning not to receive gifts from Zeus. In many modern retellings, Pandora is described as Epimetheus’s wife, but the earliest accounts focus more on Zeus’s punishment and the consequences of accepting the gift. Hermes’s delivery links the divine world with humanity and makes him a central participant in the myth’s setup.