What was Pandora described as being in Greek mythology’s first surviving creation story?

Pandora was described as the first woman in Greek mythology’s surviving creation narrative. Hesiod presents her as a specially made figure introduced into a previously male human world.

In Works and Days, Zeus orders Hephaestus to form Pandora from earth, and the gods collectively give her appearance, skills, speech, and other qualities. Her arrival is tied to Zeus’s punishment of humanity after Prometheus obtained fire for mortals.

Calling Pandora the first woman belongs to the mythic tradition, not to historical or scientific accounts of human origins. Later Greek and Roman writers adapted the story, and modern retellings may portray Pandora as curious, innocent, or deliberately disobedient.