Hephaestus shaped Pandora from earth on Zeus’s instructions in Hesiod’s account. Hephaestus was the Greek god associated with fire, metalworking, smithing, and craftsmanship.
His role fits the myth’s emphasis on divine manufacture. Pandora is not born in the ordinary human way; she is fashioned and then equipped by several gods. The creation scene presents her as a constructed figure whose beauty and abilities are deliberately assembled.
Other gods contribute gifts or characteristics after Hephaestus makes her. Athena is associated with teaching her crafts, while Aphrodite contributes beauty and desire in traditions based on Hesiod’s description. Hermes gives her a deceptive character and speech.
The myth therefore assigns different divine functions to Pandora’s creation. Hephaestus’s specific task is physical formation, not the opening of the container or the release of its contents.