In Greek mythology, which goddess gave Pandora her beauty?

In Greek mythology, Aphrodite gave Pandora her beauty.

Hesiod presents Pandora as a divinely constructed woman whose traits came from several gods. Aphrodite, the goddess of love, beauty, and desire, contributed physical attractiveness. This gift helped make Pandora appealing and supported Zeus’s plan to send a seemingly desirable gift to humanity.

The story is more complex than the later popular phrase “Pandora’s box” suggests. Pandora is not simply described as evil or ugly; she is deliberately made attractive, talented, and persuasive. Her appeal is part of the punishment directed at humanity after Prometheus gave humans fire.

Different retellings assign slightly different emphases to the gods’ contributions, but Aphrodite’s association with Pandora’s beauty is a standard detail in summaries of Hesiod’s myth. Athena’s gift, by contrast, is connected with weaving and craft.