In Hesiod’s Theogony, which god shaped Pandora from earth?

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

Hephaestus was the Olympian god of fire, metalworking, craftsmanship, and skilled manufacture. Zeus instructed him to form the first woman from earth as part of the punishment connected with Prometheus’s theft of fire. Other gods then supplied qualities or gifts, and Hermes gave her a voice and name in Hesiod’s account.

This detail fits Hephaestus’s wider mythological role as the divine artisan. Greek myths repeatedly portray him making extraordinary objects, including armor, weapons, jewelry, and mechanical servants. Pandora’s creation is therefore presented as a crafted divine work rather than a natural birth. Later artistic traditions often depict Pandora emerging from the ground or being presented to the gods, but those images vary. The specific attribution to Hephaestus comes from Hesiod’s account and should not be confused with versions that credit Zeus or the gods collectively.