In Pandora’s myth, which god fashioned her body from earth?

In Pandora’s myth, Hephaestus fashioned her body from earth.

Hesiod describes Zeus ordering Hephaestus, the divine smith and craftsman, to make Pandora’s form. Hephaestus is especially suited to this task because Greek mythology associates him with metalworking, fire, sculpture, and the creation of remarkable objects and beings.

Pandora’s creation is collaborative rather than the work of Hephaestus alone. After he shapes her, other gods contribute qualities or adornments. Athena teaches her crafts, Aphrodite gives her beauty and charm, and Hermes contributes traits linked with communication and guile.

This episode is sometimes compared loosely with other creation myths, but Pandora is not described as being made from a man’s rib. Her formation from earth is part of the Greek story’s explanation for the origin of the first woman and the arrival of troubles among humans.