Hephaestus was ordered to shape Pandora from earth in the standard creation account.
In Hesiod’s account, Zeus commanded Hephaestus to make Pandora’s physical form from earth. Hephaestus was the Olympian god of fire, metalworking, craft, and the forge, making him the natural divine artisan for this task. Other gods then contributed qualities or adornments to the newly created woman.
The name Pandora is commonly explained as “all-gifted” or “all-giving,” reflecting the gifts associated with her creation. Athena taught her crafts, while Aphrodite gave her charm in later summaries of the episode; Hermes contributed qualities connected with speech and deception. The exact details vary by translation and source, but Hephaestus’s role as the maker of her form is a stable feature of the familiar myth.