Pandora

Pandora

Pandora (Greek: Π α ν δ ώ ρ α, also translated as Pandora) is the first woman made of clay by Hephaestus in Greek mythology. As a punishment for Prometheus' stealing fire, she was the first woman given to mankind. The gods gave her more attractive gifts. Hephaestos, the God of fire, made her a gorgeous golden robe. Aphrodite, the God of love, gave her the power to charm and seduce men. Hermes, the messenger of the gods, taught her the skills of speech. The gods each gave her a present.

Another name of Pandora is "anisidora", which means "she who gives a gift", according to a white kiric cup (a kind of shallow mouthed wine cup in ancient Greece) in the British Museum. Her name comes from the box in her hand. The spouse is Epimetheus.

Myths and legends

Prometheus, the son of Titan, stole fire from the sky and gave it to human beings. Human beings learned to use fire. Zeus, the supreme ruling God, was very angry. In order to offset the great benefits brought by fire to human beings, Zeus decided to bring disaster to the world.

Zeus first ordered Hephaestus, the God of fire and forging, to mix water and soil to make a lovely woman according to the image of the goddess; then he ordered Aphrodite, the God of love and beauty, to pour the fragrance of Madness on men; Athena, the goddess of wisdom and technology, dressed her, dressed her, and wore a hairband (this hairband is the first one) The works of Hephaestus, the God of fire, are beautiful as a bride; Hermes, the messenger of God, teaches her the gift of language; so Zeus injects evil into this beautiful image. "Call this woman Pandora," she said, "a gift from the gods to all mankind." The gods agreed with his proposal. In ancient Greek, pan means everything, and Dora means a gift. "Pandora" is "a woman with all the talents".

Zeus then ordered Hermes to take her to Epimetheus, the younger brother of Prometheus, as his wife. Epimetheus was completely different from Prometheus, with a simple heart. Prometheus advised him, "if Zeus gives you anything, you can never accept it." But Epimetheus forgot his warning, and Pandora's temptation, immediately fascinated by beauty, forget Prometheus's reminder.

Zeus gave Pandora a sealed box, which was full of disasters, plagues and so on, and asked her to give it to the man who married her. Prometheus, convinced that Zeus had bad intentions for mankind, warned his younger brother Epimetheus not to accept Zeus' gift. But he didn't listen to the advice and married the beautiful Pandora. Curiosity, plague and all the evils in the box were immediately opened. Since then, mankind has suffered from disasters, plagues and disasters. But the beautiful thing "Hope" put on the bottom of the box by Athena, the goddess of wisdom, in order to save the fate of mankind, had not yet been able to fly out of the box, and Pandora, who was very frightened, closed the box. Later, Pandora's box was blocked forever by the gods.

Appreciative Remarks

Pandora's myth has a long history. It appears in different versions and is interpreted from different perspectives. However, in all literary versions, this myth serves as a natural theology to explain the existence of evil in the world. In the 7th century B.C., Hesiod's divinity (line 570) and works and days are the earliest literary works about Pandora's story.

Legendary

Also known as Pandora's box, Pandora's box. It is said that the God of fire made Pandora the first woman on the earth with clay. The gods gave him many gifts, such as beauty, intelligence and curiosity But one of the most dangerous gifts is a beautiful magic box. Once this magic box is opened, all kinds of evil spirits proficient in chaotic mana will come out from it and harm the world. Although the gods warned Pandora not to open the box, Pandora didn't listen to God's advice. Driven by strong curiosity, she finally opened the box. Although she closed the magic box in time, the whole world has been filled with all kinds of evil spirits released from the magic box in an instant and fell into chaos. After that, "Pandora's box" is used as a metaphor to bring an unfortunate gift: disaster.

Future generations

Pandora and her husband Epimetheus had a daughter, pila, who later married ducalion. In the flood of punishing mankind, only pila and ducarion survived.

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