Hesiod gives Pandora her most detailed creation story.
The poet describes Pandora in two surviving works: Theogony and Works and Days. In Theogony, the gods’ roles in creating and equipping her are summarized within a genealogical and mythological account. Works and Days gives the fuller narrative of her arrival among humans and the opening of the jar.
Hesiod is generally dated to the late eighth or early seventh century BCE, although the exact date remains uncertain. His poems are among the earliest surviving Greek literary sources for the Pandora tradition. Homer does not provide the same detailed creation episode, and later Roman authors adapt many Greek myths rather than serving as the earliest source for this one. Modern retellings often combine details from both Hesiodic poems with later interpretations.