Athena dressed Pandora and gave her skills in Hesiod’s creation story.
In Works and Days, the gods participate in preparing Pandora after Hephaestus forms her from earth. Athena, the goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and skilled crafts, is assigned the work of clothing her and teaching or endowing her with practical abilities. The details support Athena’s established connection with weaving and craftsmanship.
Pandora’s making is therefore collaborative in the poem: Zeus commands the project, Hephaestus shapes the body, and other gods supply attributes. Hermes gives her a deceptive or misleading nature and a voice, while the Graces and other divine figures contribute adornment in related descriptions.
The story is often simplified into “the gods made Pandora,” which is broadly true but loses the named roles. Aphrodite is a tempting answer because beauty and desire are associated with her, yet Athena is the goddess connected with Pandora’s clothing and skills in this specific account.