Ever since, humans have been able to hold onto this hope in order to survive the wickedness that Pandora had let out. The last thing remaining inside of the box was hope. Pandora slammed the lid of the box back down. All of life’s miseries had been let out into the world. Horrible things flew out of the box including greed, envy, hatred, pain, disease, hunger, poverty, war, and death. Pandora, who was created to be curious, couldn’t stay away from the box and the urge to open the box overcame her. Even though Epimetheus’ brother, Prometheus, had warned him of Zeus’ trickery and told him not to accept gifts from the gods, Epimetheus was too taken with her beauty and wanted to marry her anyway.Īs a wedding present, Zeus gave Pandora a box (in ancient Greece this was called a jar) but warned her never to open it. Zeus brought her to Earth to be Epimetheus’ wife. She received the gifts of wisdom, beauty, kindness, peace, generosity, and health from the gods. ![]() She was molded to look like the beautiful goddess Aphrodite. To punish man, Zeus created a woman named Pandora. This torture wasn’t enough of a punishment for Zeus who also believed that humans should be punished for accepting the gift of fire from Prometheus. Every day Zeus sent an eagle to feast upon Prometheus’ liver, which grew back every day so that Prometheus would have to endure this torture daily until Heracles found Prometheus and killed the eagle and let Prometheus go. Zeus tied him with chains to a rock far away in the Caucasus Mountains where nobody would find him. Prometheus ignored Zeus and gave man fire anyway. Prometheus knew man needed some form of protection and asked Zeus if he could let man have fire. ![]() Prometheus took his time molding man, and was left with no forms of protection since Epimetheus had already given them all away. Epimetheus formed the animals and gave each a special skill and form of protection. Zeus rewarded Prometheus and Epimetheus for their loyalty and gave them the job of creating the first creatures to live on Earth. ![]() Prometheus and his brother Epimetheus were Titans but pledged their loyalty to Zeus and the Olympians, since Prometheus was born with the special power of prophecy and knew that Zeus would defeat the Titans. The story of Pandora’s box begins with the story of Zeus, Prometheus, and Epimetheus. Written by in Greek Mythology Comments Off on The Story of Pandora’s Box
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