In Greek mythology, Hephaestus is usually credited with making Pandora’s physical form.
Hephaestus is the Olympian god of fire, metalworking, craftsmanship, and smithing. In Hesiod’s Works and Days, Zeus orders him to shape Pandora from earth. Other gods then contribute qualities or gifts, producing a figure who is beautiful, persuasive, and fully equipped for her role in the story.
This division of labor is important. Hephaestus creates the body, but Pandora’s identity is completed through the contributions of multiple deities. The myth presents her as a constructed divine work rather than as a naturally born human woman. That detail connects Pandora with broader Greek stories in which gods manufacture living beings or objects through skilled craftsmanship.
Readers sometimes confuse Hephaestus’s role with that of Athena, because Athena is associated with craft and is involved in Pandora’s preparation in some retellings. The standard maker of Pandora’s physical form, however, is Hephaestus.