In Greek mythology, Athena supplied Pandora’s clothing. Hesiod describes Pandora as receiving a range of gifts from the gods before she was presented to humanity.
Athena is the Olympian goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, crafts, and skilled work. Clothing fits her connection with textile craftsmanship and practical arts. The myth also assigns other roles to different gods: Hephaestus shapes Pandora, Aphrodite gives her beauty and grace, and Hermes provides deceptive speech and a deceptive mind.
The story is not a single uniform account in every ancient source. Hesiod’s Works and Days gives the most detailed sequence, while later writers and artists expand or alter the imagery. Modern illustrations often show Pandora with a box, but the earliest Greek version describes a jar and emphasizes her divine adornment before the container is opened.