Hermes leads Pandora to Epimetheus in Hesiod’s account.
Hermes, the messenger of the gods, escorts Pandora after Zeus sends her to humanity. In Works and Days, Zeus uses Pandora as part of his punishment of humans following Prometheus’s theft of fire. Pandora is brought to Epimetheus, Prometheus’s brother, despite Prometheus’s warning not to accept gifts from Zeus.
Hermes has several roles in Greek mythology, including messenger, guide, and conductor of travelers. His presence in this scene fits that wider mythological function. He is not the god who makes Pandora’s body from earth; that creative act is assigned to Hephaestus in Hesiod’s narrative.
The episode also explains why Epimetheus accepts Pandora even though his name is often interpreted as “afterthought.” The myth uses the brothers’ contrasting names and decisions to reinforce its theme of human vulnerability to deceptive gifts.