In Hesiod’s account, which Greek god gave Pandora a golden crown?

In Hesiod’s account, Hephaestus gave Pandora a golden crown. The detail appears in the description of Pandora’s preparation after Zeus ordered her creation.

Hephaestus both fashions Pandora and adorns her with a crown, emphasizing his role as divine craftsman. Other gods contribute different gifts: Athena teaches her handiwork, Aphrodite gives beauty, and Hermes supplies qualities associated with speech and character. The details vary in emphasis between translations, but the golden crown is linked to Hephaestus in Hesiod’s Works and Days.

This episode is distinct from the later popular image of Pandora opening a box. In the ancient poem, the object is a large jar, and the creation scene presents Pandora as part of Zeus’s response to Prometheus’s theft of fire. The crown is therefore one element in a larger sequence of divine manufacture and decoration, not a separate symbol from a later legend.