In Greek mythology, Athena teaches Pandora the craft of weaving.
Hesiod’s account presents Pandora as a divinely fashioned woman whose abilities and appearance are supplied by several gods. Athena, the goddess associated with wisdom and crafts, teaches her weaving. This detail places Pandora within the cultural world of ancient Greek domestic skills and textile production.
Other gods contribute different elements to the creation. Hephaestus shapes Pandora, and Hermes gives her the name. The story therefore describes a coordinated divine construction rather than attributing every feature to one deity.
The weaving detail is sometimes omitted from modern summaries, which usually focus on the container and the escape of its contents. It matters because Hesiod’s Pandora is not portrayed as an ordinary human woman formed naturally; she is a crafted, adorned, and deliberately assembled figure in Zeus’s plan.