Which Greek god is said to have given Pandora her name?

Hermes is said to have given Pandora her name in Hesiod’s account. The messenger god is one of the divine figures involved in preparing Pandora before she is sent to Epimetheus.

Hesiod’s story presents Pandora as a collective divine creation rather than the work of one god alone. Hephaestus fashions her from earth at Zeus’s command, while other gods contribute qualities, adornments, or skills. Hermes then gives her the name Pandora.

Because Athena and Aphrodite are also associated with gifts presented to Pandora in later summaries, readers sometimes attribute the naming to one of those goddesses. The specific naming role belongs to Hermes in the relevant mythological tradition. The episode helps explain why Pandora’s identity is tied to gifts from the entire divine community.