Pandora (wife of Epimetheus)

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Pandora, in Greek mythology, is the first mortal woman created by the gods, famed for opening a jar (often called "Pandora's box") that released all evils into the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology ⓘ
mortal woman ⓘ
mythological woman ⓘ
alsoAppearsIn Theogony ⓘ
linked to: Hesiod's Theogony
associatedWith Pandora's box ⓘ
linked to: Myth of Pandora

jar of evils ⓘ
consequenceOfAct left hope inside the jar ⓘ
released all evils upon humankind ⓘ
createdBy the Olympian gods ⓘ
linked to: Olympian gods
creator Aphrodite ⓘ
Athena ⓘ
Hephaestus ⓘ
Hermes ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
era Archaic Greece (literary attestation) ⓘ
linked to: Archaic Greece
father Hephaestus ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
giftFromAphrodite beauty and charm ⓘ
giftFromAthena skill in weaving ⓘ
giftFromHermes crafty mind and deceitful nature ⓘ
giftFromTheGraces adornments and jewelry ⓘ
givenBy Zeus ⓘ
givenGiftsBy all the gods ⓘ
givenObject jar later mistranslated as box ⓘ
pithos ⓘ
sealed jar ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Ancient Greek ⓘ
mortality mortal ⓘ
mythicCycle Prometheus and Epimetheus cycle ⓘ
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology ⓘ
nameMeaning all-gifted ⓘ
all-giving ⓘ
notableAct opened a jar that released evils into the world ⓘ
purposeOfCreation punishment for mankind ⓘ
revenge on Prometheus ⓘ
relative Prometheus ⓘ
role bringer of human misfortunes ⓘ
first mortal woman ⓘ
sourceAuthor Hesiod ⓘ
sourceText Works and Days ⓘ
spouse Epimetheus ⓘ
symbolizes curiosity ⓘ
the ambiguity of gifts from the gods ⓘ
the origin of evil ⓘ

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Hellen → grandmother → Pandora (wife of Epimetheus) ⓘ
Pandora → namedAfter → Pandora (mythology) ⓘ
linked to: Pandora (wife of Epimetheus)
Pandora → namedAfter → Pandora from Greek mythology ⓘ
linked to: Pandora (wife of Epimetheus)