In the Pandora myth, Zeus ordered Hephaestus to fashion Pandora from clay.
Hephaestus was the Greek god of fire, metalworking, smithing, and craftsmanship. In Hesiod’s account, Zeus commands him to create a woman as part of the punishment inflicted on humanity after Prometheus gave people fire. The other gods then contribute qualities, clothing, ornaments, and abilities, producing a figure designed to appear attractive and impressive.
This creation episode is sometimes confused with later artistic images of Pandora, which may show her emerging from the earth or standing beside a vessel. Hesiod’s wording connects her construction with divine craftsmanship, making Hephaestus the relevant god. The myth is not a story in which Athena or Aphrodite physically creates Pandora; those goddesses are associated with gifts or attributes given after her formation.