In Hesiod’s story of Pandora, which goddess gives her a robe?

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In Hesiod’s story of Pandora, Athena gives her a robe.

The detail appears in the description of Pandora’s creation in Works and Days. The gods contribute different qualities or adornments, and Athena dresses Pandora in bright clothing before she is presented to humanity.

This episode is part of the myth’s larger theme that Pandora is assembled through divine contributions. Her beauty, adornment, and persuasive qualities are presented as gifts, but the narrative also links them with danger for humankind.

Athena is especially associated with wisdom, warfare, crafts, and textile work in Greek mythology, so clothing Pandora fits her traditional sphere. Hesiod does not present the gifts as a modern-style list of named objects from every god; some translations vary in how they phrase the contributions.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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