Theogony and Works and Days

Who is Pandora from Theogony and Works and Days and what is their importance?

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Pandora is the woman that Zeus bids Hephaestus to form to punish mankind for taking fire. Athene, Aphrodite and Hermes also assist in preparing her. She opens a box that releases plagues on the world. Pandora is described in "Theogony" and "Works and Days," but only named in "Works and Days."