In Greek mythology, Hephaestus made Pandora from clay according to later retellings.
Hesiod’s accounts describe the gods creating or adorning Pandora, but later summaries commonly identify Hephaestus, the divine smith, as the craftsman who shaped her from earth or clay. This association fits his traditional role as the god of metalworking, fire, craftsmanship, and artificial creations.
The Pandora story is distributed across more than one ancient source. Hesiod’s Theogony briefly mentions the woman and the consequences of Prometheus’s theft, while Works and Days gives a longer account of her creation and the jar. Later artists, poets, and mythographers combined details from these traditions into the familiar narrative.
The clay-making detail should therefore be distinguished from Hesiod’s exact wording. The ancient poem emphasizes the gods’ collective contributions: Zeus orders the creation, and individual deities provide qualities or adornments. Modern retellings often simplify this into Hephaestus physically forming Pandora.