In Hesiod’s Works and Days, Athena clothed Pandora before she was sent to humanity.
Hesiod describes Pandora as a divinely assembled woman created under Zeus’s orders. Different gods contribute separate qualities or gifts, and Athena’s contribution is clothing and adornment. This detail places Athena in the practical process of preparing Pandora for her role among humans.
The myth is often simplified into a story about curiosity and a container, but Hesiod’s account is also a story about divine craftsmanship and the arrival of women among men. The later phrase “Pandora’s box” is itself a misunderstanding: Hesiod wrote about a large storage jar, not a box.
Athena’s role should not be confused with that of Aphrodite, who gives Pandora grace and desirable qualities, or Hermes, who supplies a deceptive mind and speech. These separate assignments are why answers naming another Olympian are plausible but incorrect.