Which Greek god fashioned Pandora from earth in Hesiod’s myth?

Hephaestus fashioned Pandora from earth in Hesiod’s myth.

Hephaestus was the Greek god associated with fire, metalworking, smiths, and craftsmanship. Zeus ordered him to create Pandora, and the god shaped her body from earth. This detail makes Pandora an artificial creation rather than a goddess born in the usual mythic manner.

After Hephaestus formed her, other gods supplied additional qualities and adornments. Athena taught her crafts, while Aphrodite gave her beauty and Hermes gave her a deceptive or persuasive character in later summaries of the story. The exact gifts vary by translation and account.

Hephaestus’s role is sometimes confused with Prometheus’s role because both figures are linked to fire and human creation traditions. In the Pandora story, however, Hephaestus is the divine craftsman who makes her, while Prometheus is the figure whose theft of fire precedes Zeus’s punishment.