Aphrodite gave Pandora beauty and sexual desire in Hesiod’s creation story.
Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, and sexual attraction. Hesiod presents her contribution as one part of Pandora’s construction as an alluring but dangerous figure. Pandora’s appearance helps explain why Epimetheus accepts her despite Prometheus’s warning.
The myth distributes Pandora’s qualities among several gods. Hephaestus forms her from earth, Athena teaches her crafts, and Hermes gives her speech and a deceptive disposition. This layered creation is why the name Pandora is associated with gifts from all the gods.
Athena is sometimes selected incorrectly because she also contributes to Pandora’s endowment, but her role concerns weaving and other skills rather than beauty. Aphrodite’s role here is part of Hesiod’s literary portrayal and should not be treated as a complete account of every later Greek tradition about Pandora.