In the Pandora myth, Hermes gave Pandora her deceptive nature. Hesiod assigns Hermes the task of putting a shameless mind and a deceitful character into Pandora after the other gods have helped create and adorn her.
Hermes is an especially fitting figure for this role because Greek mythology associates him with communication, cunning, boundaries, and trickery. His involvement does not mean that every later version of Pandora gives him exactly the same function; ancient retellings and modern adaptations vary.
The story’s distribution of roles is deliberate. Hephaestus makes Pandora’s body, Athena gives her instruction and clothing, Aphrodite grants beauty, and Hermes supplies qualities connected with deception. These contributions help explain why her name can suggest gifts while the story presents her arrival among humans as a divine punishment.