Hephaestus is credited with shaping Pandora from clay or earth in the Greek myth.
Hesiod presents Pandora as a divine construction rather than a naturally born human. Zeus instructs Hephaestus to make her form from earth, and other gods then provide qualities, clothing, ornaments, and abilities. This collaborative creation explains why Pandora’s name is associated with gifts from many gods.
Hephaestus is the Olympian god of metalworking, fire, craft, and technology. His role in making Pandora fits his traditional identity as the divine artisan. The myth’s wording is often simplified in modern retellings, which may say that Zeus created Pandora directly, but Hesiod gives the actual shaping task to Hephaestus.
Pandora is sometimes compared with figures from other creation stories, yet the Greek account has its own structure: a punishment ordered by Zeus, a form made by Hephaestus, and gifts supplied by the gods before Pandora enters the human world.