In Hesiod’s Theogony, which god is described as creating Pandora?

In Hesiod’s Theogony, Hephaestus is described as creating Pandora from earth. Zeus commands the divine craftsman to make a woman as part of his punishment of humanity after Prometheus steals fire for mortals.

Hephaestus is the Greek god of fire, metalworking, and craftsmanship. His role is especially appropriate because the poem presents Pandora as a crafted figure shaped from earth. Other gods contribute additional attributes after her creation: Athena gives her instruction in handicraft, while Aphrodite and Hermes add qualities connected with beauty, charm, and deception.

The Theogony is one of the earliest surviving Greek literary sources for the Pandora story. Hesiod’s Works and Days gives a fuller narrative, including Pandora’s arrival among humans and the opening of the storage vessel. The two poems differ in emphasis, so details should not automatically be treated as interchangeable.

Later retellings often say that Zeus himself created Pandora. More precisely, in Hesiod’s account Zeus orders the work and Hephaestus carries it out.