In Hesiod’s Pandora story, which god adorns Pandora with a golden crown?

In Hesiod’s Pandora story, Hephaestus adorns Pandora with a golden crown. The detail appears in the description of Pandora’s preparation before she is presented to the gods and sent to Epimetheus.

Hephaestus has two connected roles in the account: he fashions Pandora’s body from earth and also makes or places crafted ornaments on her. The golden crown emphasizes the artificial, manufactured quality of the figure while also making her visually compelling. Pandora is designed to attract attention and conceal the danger associated with Zeus’s gift.

Modern summaries often distribute Pandora’s adornments among several gods without identifying every craft detail. Hesiod’s account is more specific, naming divine contributions to her clothing, jewelry, and appearance. The golden crown should not be confused with Athena’s contribution of crafts or Hermes’s contribution of speech and deceptive character.