In Hesiod’s Greek myth, Pandora’s body was formed from clay.
The account in the Works and Days describes the gods creating Pandora after Zeus decided to send a deceptive gift to humanity. Hephaestus, the divine craftsman, is instructed to shape her from earth, which is commonly translated as clay. Other gods then contribute qualities, clothing, ornaments, or skills to complete the figure.
This creation episode resembles other ancient stories in which humans are fashioned from earth or clay. Pandora’s construction is distinctive because the myth gives several gods roles in making and equipping one woman before sending her to Epimetheus.
Later retellings often compress the story into the phrase “Pandora’s box,” but the original creation scene is separate from the opening of the container. The clay detail belongs to the myth’s explanation of Pandora’s origin, not to a later artistic invention.