Anesidora is an alternate Greek name associated with Pandora and means “sender of gifts.”
The name appears in ancient Greek religious and artistic contexts as an epithet connected with the earth and the giving of gifts. It is related to the idea that the earth sends up or bestows its produce. Some modern discussions connect this name with the Pandora tradition because Pandora’s name also emphasizes gifts received from the gods.
Pandora is best known from Hesiod’s Works and Days and Theogony, where she is presented as the first woman in the Greek mythic tradition. Anesidora is not simply another name used throughout every version of the story; it is an associated epithet whose relationship to Pandora has been debated by scholars.
This distinction matters because “Pandora” means “all-gifted,” while Anesidora has a different emphasis: one who sends or bestows gifts.