Which Greek god was instructed to fashion Pandora’s body?

Hephaestus was instructed to fashion Pandora’s body. In Hesiod’s account, Zeus ordered the divine craftsman to create the first woman from earth as part of a punishment directed at humanity.

Hephaestus was the Greek god of fire, metalworking, smiths, and craftsmanship. His role fits the story’s emphasis on deliberate construction: Pandora is made by divine skill and then equipped with gifts from other gods.

The details differ between ancient passages and later retellings. Some versions stress that Pandora was shaped from earth, while others focus more on the gifts and adornments added by the gods. The myth therefore combines creation imagery with the idea of a divinely designed figure.

Hephaestus should not be confused with Prometheus, who is associated with creating or helping humanity in several traditions and with stealing fire. In Pandora’s creation story, Hephaestus is the named divine craftsman.