In Hesiod’s Pandora myth, Athena taught Pandora handiwork.
Hesiod’s description presents Pandora as a constructed and decorated figure whose qualities come from several gods. Athena, the goddess associated with wisdom, crafts, and strategic skill, teaches her handiwork. This is separate from Athena’s role in clothing Pandora, which is also part of the creation sequence.
Other gods contribute different traits. Hephaestus forms Pandora, Hermes gives her speech and a name, and Aphrodite provides charm. The Charites and Horae are associated with adornment in the same broader scene. Because later retellings simplify the episode, these individual contributions are often blurred together.
The handiwork detail also reflects the cultural importance of textile skills in ancient Greek ideas about women’s domestic roles. In the myth, however, it is one element of a divine construction designed by Zeus, rather than evidence that Pandora was a naturally born human woman.