In Hesiod’s myth of Pandora, which god fashioned her body from clay?

In Hesiod’s myth of Pandora, Hephaestus fashioned her body from clay. The god of fire and metalworking receives Zeus’s command to shape Pandora in the likeness of a mortal woman.

The creation scene belongs to the punishment Zeus designs after Prometheus takes fire from the gods and gives it to humans. Hephaestus’s role is practical and physical: he molds the woman, while other gods add qualities, ornaments, or abilities.

Athena is associated with clothing Pandora, and Hermes gives her a deceptive or persuasive nature in Hesiod’s account. These separate roles explain why later summaries sometimes say that “the gods” created Pandora rather than naming only one maker.

Hephaestus is often identified with divine craftsmanship in Greek myth. His workshop produces weapons, armor, automata, and other extraordinary objects, making him the natural artisan for Pandora’s construction.