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Pandora, the most beautiful woman ever created and the main character in Hesiod's Works and Days, changed humankind forever.  

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Pandora, the first mortal woman.

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Created by Hephaestus Pandora with instructions from Zeus. It's ultimate purpose was to seek revenge from Prometheus the god of fire and trickery.

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Greek word "pan" means "all"

and "doron" meaning "gift."

Translated to: "all-gifted" or "all-giving"

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Each god gifted Pandora with different attributes.

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Athena gifted Pandora with knowledge of crafts such as needlework and weaving.

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Aphrodite gifted Pandora with irresistible grace & charm.

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Hermes gifted Pandora with cunning & deceitfulness.

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One myth describes Pandora appeared on the pedestal of the famous statue of Athena Parthenos in Athens

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Pandora's alternate name "Anesidora," meaning "she who sends up gifts."

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Pandora did not have parents.

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Zeus created Pandora not as a gift, but to use her to punish mortals after Prometheus gave them the fire he had stolen from the gods.

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Pandora was presented to Prometheus' brother, Greek Titan Epimetheus, as his bride.

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Epimetheus and Pandora had Pyrrha, the first woman to be born rather than created.

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The gods entrusted Pandora with a lid jar and was instructed never to open it.

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When she opened the jar, all the evils were unleashed upon mankind—sorrow, toil, disease, violence, greed, madness, vice and even death.

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The only thing left in the jar was hope.

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Numerous interpretations of "why hope" were left in the jar.

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The jar was filled with good things rather than evil ones. Compared to the cruel things unleashed, only hope remained.

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A red-figure krater was illustrated to show Pandora emerging from the ground, symbolizing her clay origin.

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Pandora is a Mount Olympus character in Hesiod and Homer's myth.

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O P E N I N G                          P A N D O R A' S    B O X

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O P E N I N G                          P A N D O R A' S    B O X

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A common phrase in the English Language is "opening Pandora's box," referring to something that will cause trouble.

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Pandora's box plays an important role in the video game franchise God Of War. Has also been featured on Xena: Warrior Princess and Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

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Pandora's husband, Epimetheus, whose name translates to "afterthought," was impulsive and tended to act without thinking. He made Pandora his bride without considering the potential consequences of her presence.

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Pandora's myth has endured throughout history and has tremendously influenced paintings, literary work, and sculptures.

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Pandora's myth reflects the Greek understanding of human suffering and provides insight into the conditions and consequences of one's decisions.

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Pandora's images appeared on pottery as early as the 5th century BC.

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The idealization of Pandora is a dangerous type of beauty, typically naked or semi-naked. She can be differentiated from others due to its attribute of a jar (box).

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Another reason for being nude is that the classical myth of Pandora compares her to the Cheistian story of Eve. Each of them was the first woman to be created, and like Pandora was tempted to open the jar (pithos), Eve tempted Adam to eat the forbidden apple.

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Often, Pandora is depicted with bright blue eyes, blue-streaked hair, bangs that form a question mark, and a blue and gold chiton. Of course, she is accompanied by her jar, which later was translated to be a box.

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In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman created in Hesiod's Work and Days. She received many gifts from the Olympian Gods and was created by Zeus, the king of the gods. She married Epimetheus, brother of Prometheus, with the sole purpose of seeking vengeance from Prometheus. Zeus gifted Pandora with a jar (pithos) and instructed her not to open it. However, her curiosity got the best of her. Upon opening the jar, she unleashed many evils, such as greed, violence, sickness, and death, consuming the earth. Pandora closed the jar, and Hope was the only one not to escape. In conclusion, exploring the unknown can often lead to consequences ultimately affecting the people around us, but hope remains.