In Hesiod’s account, Athena clothed Pandora after she was created.
The scene appears in Works and Days, where Pandora is assembled and prepared by several divine beings. Hephaestus forms her from earth, while Athena gives her clothing and teaches her womanly crafts. This detail makes Athena part of the coordinated divine plan surrounding Pandora’s arrival among humans.
Other gods also contribute to Pandora’s presentation. Aphrodite supplies beauty and grace, while the Graces and Persuasion provide ornaments and adornment. Hermes gives her speech and a deceptive disposition. The myth’s repeated emphasis on gifts helps explain why the woman is called Pandora, a name traditionally understood as “all-gifted.”
A common mix-up is to assign Pandora’s beauty to Athena because Athena dresses her. In Hesiod’s version, beauty belongs to Aphrodite’s contribution, whereas clothing and craft instruction belong to Athena. These are separate roles within the story.