In the Greek myth of Pandora, Hephaestus was ordered by Zeus to create her. Hephaestus, the divine smith, shaped Pandora from earth, giving the myth a crafted, artificial origin rather than presenting her as born naturally.
Other gods then contributed qualities or gifts. Athena taught her useful crafts, Aphrodite gave her beauty, and Hermes gave her persuasive speech. This sequence explains why Pandora is often described as a composite creation of the Olympian gods.
The story appears in Hesiod's Works and Days and Theogony, although the details differ between the poems. Pandora's creation is Zeus's response to Prometheus's theft of fire and his assistance to humanity.
A common mix-up is naming Prometheus as Pandora's maker. Prometheus is central to the surrounding punishment story, but Hephaestus performs the physical creation in the standard account.