Works and Days gives the fullest account of Pandora's creation and the vessel episode.
Hesiod's poem connects the story to the theft of fire by Prometheus. Zeus responds by arranging the creation of Pandora, whose arrival becomes a punishment affecting all humanity. The account includes the gods' contributions, Pandora's marriage to Epimetheus, and the opening of the storage vessel.
The Theogony also refers to Pandora, but its treatment is shorter and more genealogical. It concentrates on the consequences of the conflict between Zeus and Prometheus rather than narrating every detail of Pandora's construction and the release of troubles.
Works and Days is not a conventional myth collection. It is a poem about proper conduct, work, justice, and survival in a difficult world. Pandora's story functions within that larger argument, explaining why humans must live with hardship while also presenting divine punishment as a consequence of Prometheus's actions.