Aphrodite gave Pandora beauty and charm in Hesiod’s Works and Days.
Hesiod describes Pandora as a divinely assembled woman whose qualities were supplied by several gods. Aphrodite contributed physical beauty and desirability, helping make Pandora attractive to the human world. Other deities supplied different attributes: Athena taught her crafts, while Hermes gave her a deceptive nature and persuasive speech.
This sequence is part of the myth’s explanation for why Pandora appears both appealing and dangerous. Her beauty is not presented as an accidental feature; it is one of the deliberate gifts placed in her creation by the gods acting under Zeus’s command.
Aphrodite is the Greek goddess most closely associated with love, beauty, and sexual attraction. She should not be confused with Athena, whose role in this passage concerns handicrafts and practical skill. The gods’ separate contributions are why questions about Pandora’s gifts require attention to the particular quality being described.