In Greek mythology, Zeus instructed Hephaestus to create Pandora. The command came as part of Zeus’s punishment of humanity after Prometheus stole fire and gave it to mortals.
Hesiod’s Theogony and Works and Days describe Pandora’s creation as a divine response to Prometheus’s deception. Hephaestus fashioned her from earth, while other gods supplied abilities, ornaments, and gifts. Zeus then arranged for her to enter the human world.
Prometheus and Zeus are central to the surrounding myth, but they have different roles. Prometheus opposes Zeus by helping humanity, while Zeus directs the creation of Pandora as a consequence. Hephaestus is the craftsman who carries out the making, not the deity who orders it.
The story belongs to Greek mythology rather than a single unified canonical scripture. Details differ between ancient sources and later retellings, but Zeus’s role as the authority behind Pandora’s creation is consistent in the standard version.