In Hesiod’s Works and Days, Zeus ordered Pandora’s creation as punishment connected with Prometheus.
Prometheus had deceived Zeus during a sacrifice and later stole fire for humans. Zeus responded by arranging the creation of Pandora, presenting her as a beautiful but harmful gift for humanity. Hephaestus shaped her, while other gods supplied additional qualities. This sequence establishes Pandora as part of Zeus’s punishment rather than as an accidental source of trouble.
The myth belongs to Hesiod’s wider explanation of why human life includes toil, disease, and suffering. It is not just an adventure about a curious woman and a container. The story connects divine power, human dependence on fire, and the difficult relationship between gods and mortals.
Poseidon and Hades are major Greek gods, but neither orders Pandora’s creation in Hesiod’s account. Zeus is the central authority in the episode and the one who directs the other gods.