The original Greek name of the woman called Pandora in Greek mythology is Pandora.
Pandora is written Πανδώρα in Greek and is commonly explained as meaning “all-gifted” or “all-giving.” The name fits Hesiod’s account, in which the gods provide her with various attributes or gifts. She is fashioned at Zeus’s command as part of the punishment imposed on humanity after Prometheus gives mortals fire.
Pandora appears most prominently in Hesiod’s Works and Days and is also mentioned in the Theogony. The two poems differ in emphasis, and later retellings often combine details from them. In the best-known version, Pandora opens a storage jar, releasing afflictions while leaving Hope inside.
Pandora is not the same figure as Elpis, the Greek personification associated with hope. Nor is the myth’s name derived from the modern technology company or its music-streaming service; those modern uses borrow the ancient name because of its associations with gifts, discovery, and the unknown.