Hephaestus fashions Pandora’s physical form in Hesiod’s creation story.
Zeus orders Hephaestus, the divine smith and craftsman, to shape Pandora from earth. Other gods then contribute features, clothing, abilities, or qualities, so the complete character is the result of a collective divine project rather than Hephaestus’s work alone.
Hephaestus is especially associated with metalworking, fire, workshops, and remarkable crafted objects. His role in Pandora’s creation fits that broader identity: he is the god who constructs the body, while other deities supply adornment and character traits.
Popular summaries sometimes say that Pandora was “made from clay.” Hesiod’s wording is better understood as earth or soil, and the story is mythological rather than a scientific account of human origins. The important point is the division of labor among the gods and Zeus’s purpose in commissioning the figure.