The woman with all the gifts
Pandora (Greek: Πανδ?ρα, also translated as Pandora) was made of clay by Hephaestus in Greek mythology The first woman, the first woman given to mankind as punishment for Prometheus stealing fire. The gods gave her gifts that made her more attractive: Hephaestus, the god of fire, made her a gorgeous golden robe; Venus, the god of love, gave her the power to charm and seduce men; Her, the messenger of the gods, Mess taught her the skill of speech. The gods each gave her a gift, but Athena alone refused to give her wisdom, so Pandora acted without thinking.
According to a white-bottomed Kyrgyz cup (a large shallow-mouthed wine cup in ancient Greece) collected in the British Museum, it is speculated that Pandora's other name is "Anesidora" ), meaning "she who gives gifts". Her name comes from the box in her hand. The consort is Epimetheus.
Myths and legends:
Prometheus, the son of the Titans, stole fire from the sky and gave it to humans. Humans learned to use fire, and the supreme ruler Zeus (God of Thunder) was very angry with Pandora. , in order to offset the huge benefits that fire has brought to mankind, Zeus decided to let disaster also come to the world. ?
Zeus first ordered Hephaestus, the god of fire and forging, to mix water and soil to make a lovely woman in the image of the goddess; then he ordered the goddess of love and beauty to make a lovely woman in the image of the goddess. Aphrodite is showered with a fragrance that drives men crazy; Athena, the goddess of wisdom and crafts, dresses her up, dresses her up, and wears a headband (this headband is the goddess of fire, Hephaestus). (Hermes's work), with a necklace of beads, as beautiful as a bride; Hermes, the messenger of the gods, taught her the gift of language; then Zeus injected evil trouble behind this beautiful image. Hermes came up with the idea and said: "Call this woman Pandora, she is a gift from the gods to all humans." All the gods agreed with his suggestion. In ancient Greek, Pan means everything, and Dora means gift. "Pandora" means "the woman with all the gifts".
Zeus then ordered Hermes to bring her to Epimetheus, the brother of Prometheus, to become his wife. Epimetheus was completely different from Prometheus, with a simple heart. Prometheus advised him: "If Zeus gives you anything, never accept it." But Epimetheus forgot his warning and added Pandora's temptation, immediately obsessed with beauty, forget the reminder of Prometheus.
Zeus gave Pandora a sealed box filled with disasters, disasters, plagues, etc., and asked her to give it to the man who married her. Prometheus was convinced that Zeus had ill intentions towards mankind and warned his brother Epimetheus not to accept gifts from Zeus. But he didn't listen to the advice and married the beautiful Pandora. Driven by curiosity, Pandora opened the box, and immediately all the disasters, plagues and scourges inside flew out. Humanity has suffered from disasters, plagues and scourges since then. Athena, the goddess of wisdom, quietly placed the beautiful thing "Hope" at the bottom of the box in order to save the fate of mankind. Before it could fly out of the box, Pandora, who was extremely panicked, closed the box.