In Hesiod’s account of Pandora, the goddess Athena clothes her in splendid garments. Works and Days describes Pandora as being fashioned by the gods and adorned with divine gifts before she is sent to humanity.
Athena’s role is associated with clothing and craftsmanship. In Hesiod’s version, she teaches Pandora womanly work and dresses her in a shining garment. Other gods contribute different qualities: Aphrodite gives her grace and desire, while Hermes supplies a deceptive mind and persuasive speech.
This division of gifts is important because Pandora is not made by one deity alone. Her creation is a coordinated act by the Olympian gods under Zeus, making her both beautiful and dangerous in the poem’s moral framework.
Later retellings frequently simplify the scene by saying that every god gives Pandora a gift without identifying the specific contributions. Hesiod’s text is more detailed, although translations vary in their wording and in the exact description of the garments.