In Hesiod’s creation story, which god modeled Pandora’s body from earth?

In Hesiod’s creation story, Hephaestus modeled Pandora’s body from earth. Zeus ordered the divine craftsman to make a woman as part of his punishment of humanity after Prometheus gave people fire.

Hephaestus was the Greek god associated with metalworking, fire, and skilled craftsmanship. His role in shaping Pandora connects the myth to his wider identity as the gods’ maker of remarkable objects, armor, and automatons. Hesiod describes Pandora as being fashioned from earth, giving the story a creation scene distinct from the birth stories of many Olympian gods.

Other gods contribute gifts after Hephaestus forms her. Athena dresses and adorns her, while Hermes gives her a deceptive or deceitful character in Hesiod’s account. Because several gods participate, retellings sometimes incorrectly credit a single god with creating every part of Pandora.