In Greek mythology’s Pandora story, which god made the woman from clay?

In Greek mythology’s Pandora story, Hephaestus made the woman from clay.

Hephaestus was the Olympian god of fire, metalworking, craft, and smithing. In Hesiod’s account, Zeus ordered him to shape Pandora from earth. The creation scene connects Pandora with the god’s skill as an artisan rather than presenting her as a naturally born mortal.

After Hephaestus formed her, other gods supplied qualities and adornments. Athena taught or dressed her in fine clothing, Aphrodite gave her beauty, and Hermes contributed persuasive or deceptive speech in Hesiod’s version. The story thus portrays Pandora as a collaborative divine creation.

This detail is sometimes confused with the later Christian or modern image of a single creator making a human figure. Greek mythology contains several creation traditions, but in Hesiod’s Pandora narrative the artisan responsible for molding her is Hephaestus.