Elpis is the Greek name of the hope left in Pandora’s container.
Hesiod’s Works and Days uses the word Elpis for the final occupant of the vessel. English translations generally render it as “hope,” which is why the story is commonly summarized as saying that hope remained after the evils escaped.
Elpis was not merely a modern abstract label added by later storytellers; it is the named figure or concept in the Greek text. However, translators and scholars differ over how to understand its presence. Some read the remaining hope as a benefit preserved for humanity, while others note that Hesiod’s passage leaves room for a darker interpretation.
Elpis should not be confused with Nike, the personification of victory, or Eirene, the personification of peace. Those are separate Greek concepts and figures. Using the original Greek name makes the question more precise than simply asking what remained.