In Greek mythology, Athena made Pandora’s clothing and taught her weaving. Hesiod’s account presents Pandora as a divinely constructed woman whose appearance, skills, and attributes come from several Olympian gods.
Athena, the goddess associated with wisdom and crafts, supplies Pandora with clothing and teaches her textile work. Hephaestus fashions her body from earth, while Aphrodite gives her beauty and the Graces and Peitho contribute adornment. Hermes gives her a deceptive or deceitful character and the power of speech.
These details help explain why Pandora’s name means “all-gifted.” Her creation is a coordinated act by the gods rather than the work of one deity alone. In the story, Zeus orders this creation as part of his punishment of humanity after Prometheus steals fire.
Later retellings often simplify the myth to focus only on the jar. The fuller version in Hesiod’s Works and Days gives the clearest account of the gods’ separate contributions.