In Hesiod’s Pandora myth, Athena teaches Pandora household and weaving skills.
Pandora is not presented as receiving only beauty or physical decoration. The gods equip her with a range of qualities, and Athena’s contribution is practical knowledge associated with women’s work, including weaving and domestic skills.
This detail appears within the broader creation episode in Works and Days. Hephaestus makes Pandora, while other gods contribute beauty, adornment, speech, and character. The combined gifts make her a deliberately constructed figure rather than an ordinary human born through the usual mythological family line.
Athena’s role can be confused with Aphrodite’s because both goddesses contribute to Pandora’s presentation. Aphrodite is associated with beauty and desire, whereas Athena’s contribution concerns craft and practical accomplishment. The myth’s division of gifts reflects the attributes traditionally linked with each goddess.