In Greek mythology, which goddess clothed Pandora after she was shaped from earth?

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Athena clothed Pandora after she was shaped from earth in the Greek myth of Pandora’s Box.

In Hesiod’s account, Zeus ordered the creation of Pandora as part of his punishment of humanity after Prometheus took fire for mortals. Hephaestus formed her from earth, and the gods gave her different attributes. Athena’s contribution was clothing and teaching, linking Pandora’s preparation to the goddess’s traditional association with crafts and skilled work.

Other gods contribute different qualities in the story. Aphrodite gives Pandora grace and desire, while Hermes gives her a deceptive nature and speech. The exact details vary between ancient versions and later retellings, so modern summaries sometimes compress the gods’ roles into a single act of creation.

Athena is not the goddess who gives Pandora her beauty in the usual Hesiodic account; that role belongs to Aphrodite. This distinction helps separate the individual gifts in the myth from the broader idea that Pandora was made by the gods collectively.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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