The Greek name commonly transliterated as Pandora is Pandōra.
Pandora is written Πανδώρα in Greek, a form generally transliterated as Pandōra. The name is commonly interpreted through the elements pan, meaning “all,” and dōron, meaning “gift.” This interpretation fits the myth because the gods collectively provide her with qualities and possessions before she enters the human world.
Transliteration systems differ. English-language references normally write Pandora without a macron, while scholarly transliteration may mark the long omega in Pandōra. These spellings refer to the same mythological figure and are not different characters.
Hesiod presents Pandora in Works and Days and also refers to her in Theogony. Later European traditions changed the jar into a box, but the Greek name remained stable as the story spread through translations, art, literature, and popular culture.