In Greek mythology, Athena taught Pandora useful crafts after she was formed.
Athena was the goddess associated with wisdom, strategy, skilled crafts, and civilization. In Hesiod’s account, she dresses Pandora and teaches her handiwork. This contribution is one part of the divine preparation that gives Pandora her name and many of her outward and inward qualities.
Pandora’s creation involves several gods with different roles. Hephaestus forms her from earth, Aphrodite gives beauty and desire, and Hermes provides speech and a deceptive character. Athena’s role is therefore not the creation of her body or the opening of the container, but the teaching of practical skills and the provision of clothing.
Modern summaries sometimes reduce the myth to a single creator. The ancient story is more layered: Zeus orders the creation, Hephaestus shapes Pandora, and several gods contribute to the finished figure.