Pandora's box is an artifact which existed in Greek mythology. The "box" was actually visualized as a large jar which was given to Pandora and contained all of the evils in the world. The action "to open Pandora's box" now translates to perform an action which may seem small but can have sever consequences.
In traditional Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman on Earth, she had been created by Hephaestus as instructed by Zeus. The gods blessed her with many gifts Athena clothes her, Aphrodite gave her beauty, Apollo gave her musical ability and Hermes gave her speech. Prometheus stole fire from heaven ad so as a punishment, Zeus gave Pandora to Prometheus' brother, Epimetheus. As a wedding gift Pandora was given a beautiful jar like box and instructed never to open it. However, impelled by curiosity Pandora opened it and all evil contained therein escaped and spread over the Earth. She hastened to close the container, but the whole contents had escaped. All of the evil has released except for what lay at the very bottom which was the Spirit of Hope. Pandora feared Zeus for she believed he would be angry at her for this, however, he was not angry as he knew it would happen.
In traditional Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman on Earth, she had been created by Hephaestus as instructed by Zeus. The gods blessed her with many gifts Athena clothes her, Aphrodite gave her beauty, Apollo gave her musical ability and Hermes gave her speech. Prometheus stole fire from heaven ad so as a punishment, Zeus gave Pandora to Prometheus' brother, Epimetheus. As a wedding gift Pandora was given a beautiful jar like box and instructed never to open it. However, impelled by curiosity Pandora opened it and all evil contained therein escaped and spread over the Earth. She hastened to close the container, but the whole contents had escaped. All of the evil has released except for what lay at the very bottom which was the Spirit of Hope. Pandora feared Zeus for she believed he would be angry at her for this, however, he was not angry as he knew it would happen.
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