In Hesiod’s myth, Athena helped dress Pandora.
Hesiod describes Pandora as receiving clothing and adornment from divine powers after Hephaestus forms her. Athena, the goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, crafts, and weaving, is connected with clothing her and teaching her women’s work in the tradition summarized by later classical sources.
Pandora’s appearance is therefore a collaborative divine project. The myth names several gods as contributors, and their gifts help explain the meaning of her name, “all-gifted.” Hermes, for example, is associated with giving her a deceptive or untrustworthy mind and speech in Hesiod’s account.
Athena’s role can be confused with Aphrodite’s because both are linked with aspects of Pandora’s attractiveness. Aphrodite contributes charm and desire, while Athena’s contribution is connected with clothing, adornment, and skilled work. The gods’ separate roles are important to the original structure of the story.