Who created Pandora in Greek mythology?

The gods created Pandora in Greek mythology.

Hesiod describes Pandora as a figure fashioned by the gods at Zeus’s command. Hephaestus shapes her from earth, while other deities contribute qualities or adornments. Athena gives her craft or skill, and Aphrodite grants beauty and desire. Hermes supplies a deceptive or persuasive character in the traditional account.

Her name is commonly explained as meaning “all-gifted” or “all-giving,” reflecting the gifts bestowed on her by the gods. The story’s emphasis is not on Pandora inventing the troubles but on her role in the divine punishment directed at humanity.

Later retellings often call Pandora the first woman. That description is broadly associated with Hesiod’s account, although the details of her creation and the gifts vary between translations. The myth connects her arrival with Zeus’s response to Prometheus’s theft of fire.