In Hesiod’s Works and Days, Athena taught Pandora household crafts. This gift is part of the sequence in which different gods contribute qualities to the first woman created for Zeus’s plan.
Pandora receives several divine attributes rather than being made by one god alone. Hephaestus shapes her from earth, Athena teaches her useful crafts, Aphrodite gives her beauty and desire, and Hermes provides deceptive speech and character. These details explain why Pandora’s name is associated with receiving gifts from all the gods.
Modern summaries often compress the story into the phrase “Pandora opened a box.” Hesiod’s fuller account is more detailed and presents her construction and education as a coordinated divine act. Athena’s role concerns skill and craft, not the opening of the jar.