Which Greek god fashioned Pandora’s body from clay, according to Hesiod?

Hephaestus fashioned Pandora’s body from clay, according to Hesiod.

Hephaestus is the Greek god associated with fire, metalworking, craftsmanship, and the forge. In Hesiod’s account, Zeus orders him to create Pandora, and the divine craftsman shapes her physical form from earth or clay. Other gods then contribute qualities, gifts, or skills to complete the design.

This division of labor is central to the myth. Pandora is not described as being born in the ordinary human way; she is deliberately made as part of Zeus’s punishment of humanity after Prometheus steals fire. Her creation also parallels Hephaestus’s role as a maker of extraordinary objects and beings for the gods.

Apollo, Ares, and Poseidon are important Greek gods, but none is identified as Pandora’s maker in Hesiod’s account. Hephaestus is the Greek counterpart of the Roman Vulcan, although the Roman tradition has its own names and adaptations.