Which Greek god is described as shaping Pandora from earth?

Hephaestus is the Greek god described as shaping Pandora from earth.

In Hesiod’s Works and Days, Zeus commands Hephaestus to make a woman’s form from earth. Hephaestus is the divine smith and craftsman, so the act fits his traditional role as the maker of extraordinary objects and figures for the gods. Pandora’s creation is therefore presented as a crafted, artificial origin rather than a human birth.

Other gods then contribute qualities to the finished figure. Athena gives her instruction in handiwork, while Aphrodite supplies grace and desire; Hermes contributes a deceptive or persuasive character in the account. The precise distribution of gifts varies in summaries, but Hephaestus’s role as fashioner is a central detail of Hesiod’s narrative.

This detail is sometimes confused with the story of Prometheus forming humans from clay. Both myths involve divine craftsmanship and earth, but the named creator differs by episode. In Pandora’s creation scene, Hesiod assigns the shaping of the woman to Hephaestus.