In Greek mythology, which deity crafted Pandora’s human form from clay?

In Greek mythology, Hephaestus crafted Pandora’s human form from clay.

Hesiod’s account describes Zeus ordering Hephaestus, the divine smith, to make a woman. Hephaestus shaped her from earth or clay, giving the story a creation scene that resembles other ancient traditions in which a deity forms humans from earthly material. Afterward, other gods contributed abilities, ornaments, or qualities, helping explain Pandora’s name, “all-gifted.”

The myth distributes Pandora’s making among several gods, so Hephaestus is not the only deity involved in her creation. Athena is associated with clothing or teaching her crafts, while Hermes gives her a deceptive or persuasive nature in traditional summaries. These details are sometimes blended together in modern retellings. Hephaestus’s specific role is the physical construction of Pandora, not the opening of the vessel or the release of suffering.