In Greek mythology, Pandora's box is the box carried by Pandora that contained all the evils of mankind—greed, vanity, slander, lying, envy, pining—and hope.
After Prometheus' theft of the secret of fire, Zeus ordered Hephaestus to create the woman Pandora as part of the punishment for mankind. Pandora was given many seductive gifts from Aphrodite, Hermes, Charites, and Horae (according to Works and Days). For fear of additional reprisals, Prometheus warned his brother Epimetheus not to accept any gifts from Zeus, but Epimetheus did not listen, and married Pandora. Pandora had been given a box and instructed by Zeus to keep it closed, but she had also been given the gift of curiosity, and ultimately opened it. When she opened it, all of the evils of mankind escaped from the box, although Pandora was quick enough to close it again and keep one value inside- Hope.
一言难尽。
11 years ago
2 comments:
Is this story suppose to be encouraging - hope?
If yes, it doesn't make sense.
See, evil escaped from the box and infiltrates the world.
But, hope is caught and locked up in the box.
Meaning - there is no hope for the mortals?
Good for people to know.
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