In the ancient Greek myth of Pandora, Zeus commanded that Pandora be created.
Hesiod presents Pandora as part of Zeus’s punishment for Prometheus’s deception and theft of fire. Prometheus had taken fire for humanity after outwitting Zeus, and Zeus responded by arranging a new hardship for mortals. He ordered the gods to create a woman whose arrival would bring suffering and trouble into human life.
Hephaestus carried out the physical crafting, while other gods supplied clothing, ornaments, abilities, and character traits. Hermes is associated with giving Pandora a deceptive or unreliable disposition in Hesiod’s account, but Hermes does not command the entire creation.
The myth therefore has a clear chain of responsibility: Zeus plans the punishment, Hephaestus fashions Pandora, and the other gods contribute to her presentation. Some later versions treat Pandora as simply curious or blameworthy, but Hesiod’s framework is more strongly concerned with Zeus’s deliberate design and the consequences of the conflict between Zeus and Prometheus.