In Hesiod's Pandora myth, Hephaestus created Pandora's human form from clay.
In Hesiod's Works and Days, Zeus orders Hephaestus to make a woman who resembles the immortal goddesses. Hephaestus, the divine smith and craftsman, shapes her from earth or clay. Other gods then contribute qualities, skills, or adornments to complete her.
Athena teaches Pandora crafts, while Aphrodite gives her charm. Hermes supplies persuasive speech and a deceptive nature in the poem's account. These gifts help explain the name Pandora, commonly interpreted as “all-gifted.”
The story is not a simple account of one creator making every part of Pandora. Hephaestus makes her physical form, but the assembled gods provide the attributes that define her. Classical versions also differ in their exact details, including whether Pandora is described as the first woman or as a specially fashioned punishment.