Hesiod is the ancient Greek poet who mentions Pandora in both Works and Days and Theogony.
Works and Days contains the extended version of the story, including Pandora’s creation, her gifts, and the opening of the container. Theogony also refers to Pandora, but in a shorter passage connected with Zeus’s punishment of humanity after Prometheus’s actions.
Hesiod is one of the earliest Greek poets whose works survive substantially. He is traditionally placed near the beginning of Greek literary history, often alongside Homer, though the exact dates and relationship between the poets remain uncertain. His poems are especially important because they preserve information about Greek gods, divine genealogies, farming, justice, and the origins of human suffering.