In Greek mythology, Athena dressed Pandora after Hephaestus created her.
Hesiod’s Works and Days describes Pandora as a woman fashioned by the gods at Zeus’s command. Hephaestus shaped her from earth, while Athena gave her clothing and taught her crafts. Other deities contributed additional qualities, creating a composite figure whose name means “all-gifted.”
The myth is sometimes simplified into the claim that one god made Pandora entirely alone. Hesiod’s account instead presents a coordinated divine creation, with each god contributing a feature or skill. Athena’s role is specifically associated with clothing and practical arts.
Pandora’s creation forms part of Zeus’s punishment of humanity after Prometheus stole fire. The story links craftsmanship, beauty, speech, and curiosity to the arrival of the first woman in Hesiod’s surviving Greek mythological narrative.