Hermes gave Pandora qualities linked with deceptive speech in Hesiod’s account.
Hesiod’s Works and Days describes a series of divine contributions to Pandora’s creation. Hermes, the messenger god, is associated in the passage with giving her a shameless mind and a deceptive nature, as well as placing speech in her. English translations vary in their exact wording, but Hermes is the deity connected with these verbal and misleading qualities.
This detail fits Hermes’s broader mythological identity. He is a messenger, traveler, and guide between worlds, but he is also associated with cleverness, trickery, and persuasive language. The story does not simply portray Pandora as independently responsible for every misfortune; the gods deliberately equip her as part of Zeus’s punishment.
Hermes should not be confused with Hephaestus, who fashions Pandora’s body, or Athena, who provides clothing. The myth distributes distinct tasks among the gods.