Aphrodite is traditionally said to have given Pandora her beauty in the Pandora’s Box myth. Hesiod lists beauty and desirability among the qualities the gods contribute when Zeus orders Pandora’s creation.
The gift fits Aphrodite’s role as goddess of love, sexual attraction, and beauty. Pandora’s appearance is part of the trap: she is made appealing while also receiving traits such as deceptive speech and a troublesome character. The myth therefore treats beauty as one component of a carefully engineered divine punishment.
Hesiod distributes Pandora’s attributes among several gods rather than crediting one creator with every feature. Hephaestus shapes her from earth, Athena supplies clothing and craft knowledge, and Hermes gives speech. Later artistic and literary versions rearrange these gifts, so Aphrodite’s role should be tied specifically to the archaic Hesiodic account.