Hesiod tells Pandora’s creation story in Theogony.
Theogony is an early Greek poem about the origins and genealogies of the gods. In its account of Pandora, Zeus orders Hephaestus to create a woman as part of his punishment of humanity after Prometheus gives humans fire. Several gods then contribute gifts or qualities to her.
Hesiod also presents a related and more developed account in Works and Days. The two poems are the principal surviving ancient literary sources for Pandora’s myth, although their emphasis differs. Theogony focuses more on the divine creation and Pandora’s role in Zeus’s plan, while Works and Days connects her arrival with the spread of human suffering.
Homer is sometimes named by mistake because he is the other best-known early Greek poet. However, the surviving Homeric epics do not provide the Pandora creation narrative associated with Hesiod. Hesiod’s works are generally dated to the late eighth or early seventh century BCE.