In the Pandora myth, Hermes is described as giving Pandora a deceptive mind.
Hesiod’s account presents Pandora as receiving different attributes from several gods. Hermes, the messenger associated with cunning and communication, gives her a mind described in terms of deception or a treacherous character. The episode contributes to the myth’s larger explanation of why suffering enters human life.
Readers often remember Hermes mainly as the fleet-footed messenger, but Greek mythology gives him many roles, including trickery, boundary crossing, and clever negotiation. Those associations make him an appropriate giver of a deceptive quality in Hesiod’s story.
This detail should not be confused with the goddess Athena’s role in teaching useful skills, or with Aphrodite’s role in bestowing desirability. The myth distributes Pandora’s attributes among the gods rather than crediting one deity with every part of her character.