In which Hesiod poem is Pandora’s creation story told in the greatest detail?

Hesiod’s Works and Days tells Pandora’s creation story in the greatest detail.

The poem presents Pandora as part of Zeus’s response to Prometheus’s theft of fire. It describes the gods contributing to her appearance, abilities, and adornments before she is sent to Epimetheus. The narrative then explains how the jar brings suffering into human life.

Works and Days is more than a mythological poem. It is a didactic work that discusses farming, justice, labor, seafaring, and proper conduct. Pandora’s story appears within its broader explanation of why human existence includes hardship and the need for work.

Theogony also mentions Pandora, but much more briefly. That difference is why Works and Days is the usual source for detailed questions about the episode. Later retellings often merge details from both poems and from subsequent Greek and Roman interpretations.