Hephaestus was credited with making Pandora’s body from clay in the Greek myth.
Hephaestus was the Olympian god of fire, metalworking, craft, and smithing. In Hesiod’s account, Zeus commanded him to shape Pandora, and the craftsman-god formed her from earth or clay. Her creation is therefore presented as an act of divine manufacture rather than ordinary human birth.
Other gods then supplied qualities or gifts. Athena taught her crafts, Aphrodite gave her grace and desire, and Hermes gave her a deceptive or persuasive character in Hesiod’s description. These details explain why Pandora’s name is connected with gifts from all the gods.
Later artistic traditions often emphasize Hephaestus as a sculptor or smith making the first woman. The exact list of gifts varies between ancient sources, so modern summaries should not treat every familiar detail as coming from one identical version of the myth.