Athena gave Pandora her clothing and taught her handicrafts in Hesiod's account. Her contribution is one part of the coordinated creation of Pandora by the gods.
Hesiod describes Pandora as receiving a range of qualities from different deities. Hephaestus fashions her body, Athena provides clothing and practical instruction, Aphrodite gives beauty and charm, and Hermes supplies deceptive speech and a misleading mind. The gods' contributions explain the name commonly translated as “all-gifted.”
Athena's role can be confused with that of Aphrodite because both are associated with qualities used to describe Pandora. Athena is connected here with clothing and craft, while Aphrodite contributes physical attractiveness and desire. These are separate gifts in the mythological account.
The story also reflects Athena's wider identity as a goddess of wisdom, warfare, crafts, and skilled work. Pandora is not Athena's daughter in the standard Hesiodic narrative; she is a divinely manufactured figure assembled for Zeus's punishment of humanity.