In Hesiod’s Pandora myth, which god shaped Pandora from clay?

In Hesiod’s Pandora myth, Hephaestus shaped Pandora from clay. Zeus ordered the divine craftsman to create the first woman as part of a punishment directed at humanity after Prometheus stole fire for mortals.

Hephaestus is the Greek god associated with metalworking, fire, blacksmiths, and skilled craftsmanship. Hesiod describes him forming Pandora’s body from earth, giving the creation a human shape before other gods supplied qualities, clothing, ornaments, and abilities.

The myth is not the same as the later story of Prometheus creating all humanity. In Hesiod’s account, Pandora is a specially made woman sent to the human world, and her arrival is connected to the distribution of suffering among mortals.

Later artistic and literary versions freely change the details. Some portray Pandora as being made by several gods or as a divine figure created without emphasizing clay, but Hephaestus is the named craftsman in Hesiod’s narrative.