In the Pandora myth, which god fashioned Pandora from earth?

In the Pandora myth, Hephaestus fashioned Pandora from earth. Zeus ordered the divine craftsman to create her as part of the punishment directed at humanity.

Hephaestus is the Greek god of fire, metalworking, smiths, and craftsmanship. His role in the story is therefore literal and symbolic: he shapes a human-like figure from earth before the other gods add qualities and adornments. The creation scene resembles the making of an artifact, although Pandora is brought to life as a woman.

This detail is sometimes confused with Prometheus’s role. Prometheus is associated in other myths with creating or aiding humanity, but in Hesiod’s Pandora story Hephaestus performs the fashioning commissioned by Zeus. Keeping those separate prevents two different creation traditions from being blended together.

The myth presents Pandora as a coordinated divine construction. Athena, Aphrodite, Hermes, and other gods contribute attributes, while Hephaestus provides the initial physical form. That sequence makes him the artisan at the beginning of the episode.