Which Hesiod poem tells the fullest surviving version of Pandora’s creation?

Hesiod’s Works and Days tells the fullest surviving version of Pandora’s creation.

The poem presents Pandora within a story about the origin of human suffering and the obligations of agricultural and moral life. Zeus orders her creation after Prometheus steals fire for humans. Several gods contribute qualities or gifts, and Pandora is sent to Epimetheus, who accepts her despite Prometheus’s warning.

Hesiod also mentions Pandora in the Theogony, but that earlier genealogical poem gives far less narrative detail. The account of the jar, the escaping evils, and the remaining hope belongs to Works and Days, making it the principal ancient literary source for the myth.

The poem is usually dated to the late eighth or early seventh century BCE. Its title refers to practical and ethical instruction: work, justice, farming, and proper conduct. Pandora’s story is one episode in that wider poem, not a standalone ancient text.