Hesiod wrote both major surviving ancient Greek accounts of Pandora.
Pandora appears in Hesiod’s Theogony and Works and Days. The Theogony gives a shorter account connected with the creation of the first woman, while Works and Days provides the fuller narrative involving Prometheus, Epimetheus, the jar, and the release of evils.
Hesiod was an early Greek poet traditionally dated to the late eighth or early seventh century BCE. His works are among the most important surviving sources for Greek mythology, especially stories about the origins of the gods, the organization of the cosmos, and the hardships of human life.
Pandora is not given the same detailed treatment in Homer’s surviving epics. This distinction matters because modern summaries sometimes blend several Greek traditions together. For the classic literary version of Pandora’s story, Hesiod is the essential ancient source.