In Hesiod’s Greek myth of Pandora, Zeus commanded her creation. His decision follows Prometheus’s theft of fire for humanity, which Zeus treats as an offense requiring punishment.
In Works and Days, Zeus instructs Hephaestus to make a woman from earth, while other gods add gifts and attributes. Pandora is then presented as part of Zeus’s plan to bring suffering to human beings. The story is framed as a divine response to the conflict between Zeus and Prometheus.
Pandora is not created by Aphrodite, Athena, or Hermes, although each of those deities contributes something in the wider account. Hephaestus performs the shaping, but Zeus is the authority who orders the work.
The myth appears in Hesiod’s Works and Days and is also connected with the broader story of Prometheus and humanity. Later retellings often simplify the sequence, but Zeus’s command remains the central initiating act.