In Hesiod’s account, what was Pandora the first woman created from?

In Hesiod’s account, Pandora was created from earth and water.

The myth describes Hephaestus forming Pandora from earth and water at Zeus’s command. The gods then contributed qualities or gifts, giving her a complete and remarkable appearance. Her name is commonly interpreted as “all-gifted” or “all-giving.”

Pandora’s creation follows Prometheus’s theft of fire, so she functions within a story about divine retaliation and the origins of human hardship. Hesiod’s narrative does not present her as a modern-style independent inventor of evil; rather, she is part of Zeus’s planned punishment.

Later artistic and literary versions add details or change emphasis. The earth-and-water detail belongs specifically to Hesiod’s poetic account and is distinct from later popular adaptations.