Which ancient Greek work says Pandora received a deceptive nature from Hermes?

Hesiod’s Works and Days says Pandora received a deceptive nature from Hermes. In the poem’s account of Pandora’s creation, Zeus orders the gods to make her as part of his punishment of humanity after Prometheus’s theft of fire.

The poem describes several divine contributions. Hephaestus shapes Pandora from earth, Athena gives her clothing and skills, and Hermes gives her a shameless or deceptive character and language. English translations vary in their exact wording, but the association with Hermes is stable in the text’s traditional interpretation.

This passage is separate from the Theogony, another poem attributed to Hesiod. The Theogony contains a shorter account of Pandora’s story, while Works and Days provides the fuller narrative of her creation, marriage to Epimetheus, and the jar.

The detail should not be confused with the goddess Athena’s role. Athena is associated with Pandora’s clothing and adornment, whereas Hermes is connected with speech and deceptive qualities in Works and Days.