Pandora was the right person to do it, because she was curious enough, but not malicious. Pandora was scared, because she saw all the evil spirits coming out and tried to close the box as fast as possible, closing Hope inside.Īccording to Hesiod Hope indeed stayed inside because that was Zeus’ will he wanted to let people suffer in order to understand that they should not disobey their gods. Pandora was trying to tame her curiosity, but at the end she could not hold herself anymore she opened the box and all the illnesses and hardships that gods had hidden in the box started coming out. Prometheus had advised Epimetheus not to accept anything from the Gods, but he saw Pandora and was astonished by her beauty, thus he accepted her right away. Then Hermes took her to Epimetheus, brother of Prometheus, to be his wife. Gods told her that the box contained special gifts from them but she was not allowed to open the box ever. Pandora was given a box or a jar, called “pithos” in Greek. Hermes was ordered by Zeus to teach her to be deceitful, stubborn and curious. Hephaestus created her from clay, shaping her perfectly, Aphrodite gave her femininity and Athena taught her crafts. Her gifts were beautifully evil, according to Hesiod. Pandora was created as a punishment to the mankind Zeus wanted to punish people because Prometheus stole the fire to give it to them. She was created by Gods each one of them gave her a gift, thus, her name in Greek means “the one who bears all gifts”. Pandora was, according to the myth, the first woman on Earth. Ancient Greeks used this myth not only to instruct themselves about the weaknesses of humans, but also to explain several misfortunes of the human race. The myth of Pandora’s box is considered one of the most descriptive myths of human behavior in Greek mythology.

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