Hesiod wrote the ancient Greek poem Theogony, which mentions Pandora’s creation.
The Theogony is a genealogical account of the Greek gods and the development of divine power. It is traditionally attributed to Hesiod, a poet generally placed in the late eighth or early seventh century BCE. The poem includes the punishment of Prometheus and the creation of the first woman, linking Pandora to the wider conflict between Zeus and humanity.
The Theogony’s treatment is shorter than the account in Works and Days. It emphasizes Pandora’s role in the divine order and the consequences of Prometheus’s actions, while Works and Days provides the fuller jar narrative familiar to modern readers.
Hesiod and Homer are often grouped together as foundational early Greek poets, but they are not interchangeable authors. Homer is traditionally associated with the Iliad and Odyssey. Sappho and Pindar belong to later lyric traditions and did not write the Theogony.