Which Greek work by Hesiod includes the famous account of Pandora's jar?

Hesiod's Works and Days includes the famous account of Pandora's jar. The poem presents Pandora's creation and the release of evils as part of its explanation of humanity's difficult condition.

Works and Days is not only a collection of myths. It is also a didactic poem containing advice about agriculture, seafaring, household management, justice, and religious observance. The Pandora story supports its broader theme that human beings must labor rather than expect an effortless life.

Hesiod's Theogony also mentions Pandora and the punishment connected with Prometheus, but Works and Days provides the more developed narrative of the container and its contents.

The poem survives through manuscript transmission and has been translated into many languages. Because translators make choices about terms such as pithos and Elpis, modern retellings can differ from the Greek wording while preserving the central plot.