In Hesiod’s Pandora story, which divine smith shaped Pandora from earth?

In Hesiod’s Pandora story, Hephaestus shaped Pandora from earth.

Hephaestus is the Olympian god of fire, metalworking, craft, and the forge. At Zeus’s command, he forms Pandora from earth, giving the myth a deliberate crafted-creation image. Other gods then contribute gifts, clothing, ornaments, and qualities that complete her presentation.

The Roman equivalent of Hephaestus is Vulcan, which explains why some retellings use that name. However, the original Greek myth uses Hephaestus. Daedalus is also associated with extraordinary craftsmanship in Greek mythology, but he is a mortal inventor, not the divine maker in Pandora’s creation story.

The detail matters because Pandora is not described as emerging naturally or being born to ordinary parents. Her construction by a god reinforces the story’s theme that Zeus creates a carefully designed response to Prometheus’s challenge.