In Hesiod’s Works and Days, Hephaestus is credited with creating Pandora’s physical form.
Hephaestus, the divine smith and craftsman, shapes Pandora from earth at Zeus’s command. Other gods then contribute attributes or gifts, including clothing, adornment, and qualities that make her compelling. The episode presents her as a coordinated creation of the Olympian gods rather than the work of a single deity alone.
This detail belongs to Hesiod’s version of the myth and should be kept separate from later artistic or literary retellings. Modern summaries often say that the gods “made” Pandora collectively, while the specific crafting of her body is assigned to Hephaestus.
The story is also distinct from the later idea that Pandora was molded from clay by a god in a biblical-style creation scene. Hesiod’s account uses a mythic divine workshop and emphasizes Zeus’s plan. Hephaestus is best known elsewhere for forging weapons and armor for gods and heroes.