Which Greek work by Hesiod includes the famous account of Pandora opening the container?

Hesiod’s Works and Days includes the famous account of Pandora opening the container.

Works and Days is a didactic poem traditionally attributed to Hesiod and usually dated to the eighth or seventh century BCE. It combines advice about farming, seafaring, justice, labor, and religious observance with myths explaining the human condition. The Pandora episode appears as part of the poem’s discussion of why life became difficult for mortals.

In this version, Zeus arranges Pandora’s creation after Prometheus steals fire. Pandora receives gifts from the gods, is associated with Epimetheus, and opens the sealed vessel. Troubles escape into the world, while hope remains inside. The account is brief but has had an enormous influence on European literature and everyday language.

Hesiod’s Theogony also mentions Pandora, but Works and Days supplies the fuller narrative details. Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey do not contain this complete story. Identifying the work matters because later summaries often blend Hesiod’s text with Roman, Renaissance, and modern additions.