Which ancient Greek poem tells the story of Pandora’s creation and the release of evils?

Hesiod’s Works and Days tells the story of Pandora’s creation and the release of evils.

Works and Days is a didactic poem attributed to Hesiod, an early Greek poet traditionally dated to the seventh century BCE. It combines practical advice about farming and justice with myths explaining the human condition, including the story of Pandora.

In the poem, Zeus orders the creation of Pandora as part of a punishment connected with Prometheus and fire. She receives gifts from the gods and is sent to Epimetheus, who accepts her despite Prometheus’s warning. Her opening of the sealed vessel then allows evils to spread among humanity.

The poem is not an adventure epic like The Iliad or The Odyssey. The Theogony, another work attributed to Hesiod, also mentions Pandora-related material, but Works and Days provides the fuller narrative of the jar and its consequences.