Athena taught Pandora women’s crafts in Hesiod’s Pandora myth.
Hesiod describes Pandora as being formed by Hephaestus and then equipped by several gods. Athena, the goddess strongly associated with wisdom, warfare, and skilled crafts, teaches Pandora practical feminine crafts in the narrative. Other divine figures contribute clothing, adornment, charm, speech, and deception.
This division of roles reflects the values and assumptions of archaic Greek poetry. Pandora is presented as a constructed figure whose appearance and abilities are assembled through divine contributions rather than developed through ordinary human experience.
The myth should not be confused with later artistic images in which Athena is simply shown standing beside Pandora. Hesiod’s account specifically assigns her the teaching of crafts, while the other gods have different roles in Pandora’s preparation.