Pandora Research Paper

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PANDORA-Πανδώρα
Who in the world are we talking about? So many evils in the world… Why did you do this to us Pandora? Yep you guessed it, Pandora is the reason we have all the evils in the world; despair, pain, jealousy, greed, hate, envy and sickness. She was the first mortal woman created by all 12 of the Olympus gods and goddesses. She explains how evils were created, but her story moral is don’t let your curiosity get the better of you.
Family
Pandora has very few family members. She had no mother or father, 1 daughter named Pyrrha (fire), her husband Epimetheus and her brother-in-law Prometheus. Although Pandora has no mother or father, she does consider her creators at Olympus as a family.
Creation
Pandora was created by earth, water
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Prometheus had told Epimetheus to NEVER accept gifts from Zeus. Epimetheus saw Pandora as no harm so he took Pandora and soon married her. Pandora did not make Epimetheus unhappy so Zeus would now have to go to plan b, punish the mortals. One gift no one ever knew that Pandora had was curiosity. Zeus came up with a very unpleasant gift for the mortals. Zeus gave Pandora and Epimetheus a box as their wedding gift. Epimetheus read a note on the box that said “do not open this or ELSE” . Epimetheus saw no harm to the box as long as it was closed so he accepted the box. Pandora REALLY wanted to open the box. She knew it would break Epimetheus’s heart if she opened the box. Pandora went down to the market to open some boxes and see if they would suit her curiosity. Pandora found the prettiest vases ever, but they were just not as tempting to open like the box from Zeus. Pandora bought a magical vase knowing that once she lifted the top of the box she would be fine. Pandora opened the lid excitedly off the vase, but she still had the temptation to open the box. Pandora fell asleep thinking that she would soon forget about the box. Pandora woke up the next morning and walked straight to the box. Pandora needed help getting her mind off of the box. Pandora went to visit the stream so she could wash the box far away. Pandora encountered a water nymph while she was by the stream. Pandora was anxious to ask the water nymph for help …show more content…
Pandora has an incredible story. It is very explanatory unlike some myths that leave you with a thousand questions.

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