According to Hesiod, Hephaestus was ordered to make Pandora’s physical form.
In Hesiod’s account, Zeus instructed Hephaestus to create Pandora from earth. Hephaestus was the divine smith, associated with metalworking, fire, craftsmanship, and the manufacture of remarkable objects for the gods. His role makes him the craftsman who gives Pandora her bodily form.
Other gods then contribute qualities or adornments. Athena teaches her crafts, Aphrodite gives her beauty, and Hermes provides traits associated with speech and deception in Hesiod’s description. The name Pandora means “all-gifted” or “gifted by all,” reflecting the contributions of multiple deities.
This detail is distinct from the question of Pandora’s parentage: she is not born as the daughter of a god in the usual myth. She is manufactured by divine command, with Hephaestus shaping her as part of Zeus’s response to Prometheus’s aid to humanity.