In Hesiod’s account of Pandora’s creation, Athena taught her weaving.
Athena was the Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, crafts, and civic life. In Works and Days, she is among the gods who give Pandora skills or qualities after Hephaestus forms her from earth. Weaving was an important practical and cultural craft in ancient Greek society, so the gift connects Pandora with a recognizable human skill.
Pandora’s attributes are deliberately assembled by multiple deities. Aphrodite gives her beauty and desire, the Charites provide adornment, and Hermes gives speech along with a deceptive character. Athena’s contribution is therefore one element in a larger divine construction rather than the sole source of Pandora’s abilities.
The story is sometimes simplified into a list of gods giving gifts, but Hesiod’s poems differ in detail. The association between Athena and weaving is nevertheless firmly established in the Pandora creation narrative and fits Athena’s broader role as a patron of skilled crafts.