In Greek mythology, Pandora was made from earth before the gods gave her their gifts.
Hesiod’s Works and Days says that Zeus ordered Hephaestus to mix earth with water and form a figure resembling a young woman. The gods then adorn her and contribute qualities, including clothing, ornaments, and speech. This sequence makes Pandora an artificial creation assembled through divine craftsmanship.
The earth-formed detail connects Pandora with other creation myths in which humans are shaped from earthly material. It also differs from later popular images that portray her as being born naturally or emerging from the container.
Pandora is not traditionally made from sea foam; that origin belongs to Aphrodite in a separate Greek myth. Nor is she described in Hesiod as a statue of gold or carved from olive wood.