Zeus ordered the creation and delivery of Pandora in the Greek myth.
Hesiod presents Pandora’s story as a consequence of Prometheus stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humanity. Zeus responds by arranging a punishment that affects both Prometheus and mortals. He instructs Hephaestus to fashion Pandora, while other gods provide her with different gifts and qualities.
Pandora is then sent to Epimetheus, Prometheus’s brother. Prometheus had warned Epimetheus against accepting gifts from Zeus, but Epimetheus takes Pandora into his household. The sealed vessel she opens releases the troubles associated with mortal existence.
The myth is not a single modern standardized narrative. Hesiod’s Works and Days and Theogony differ in some details, and later authors and artists add their own interpretations. Nevertheless, Zeus’s role as the divine instigator is consistent in the central account. The story belongs to a larger group of myths explaining why humans must work, suffer, and live under limits imposed by the gods.