In Hesiod’s Theogony, which god is said to fashion Pandora?

In Hesiod’s Theogony, Hephaestus is said to fashion Pandora. The god of metalworking and craftsmanship shapes her from earth at Zeus’s command.

The passage presents Pandora as a constructed figure rather than as a naturally born human. After Prometheus gives fire to humanity, Zeus orders the gods to prepare a punishment for mortals. Hephaestus forms Pandora, and other gods contribute qualities or gifts, matching the meaning of her name, “all-gifted.”

Theogony gives a relatively brief version of the episode. Hesiod’s later Works and Days supplies more narrative detail, including Pandora’s arrival among humans and the opening of the storage jar. Because the two poems differ in emphasis, summaries sometimes blend their details together.

Hephaestus is often confused with Prometheus in modern retellings: Prometheus is the fire-bringer who provokes Zeus, while Hephaestus is the divine craftsman who makes Pandora.