Pandoras — Box

: Various gods bestowed gifts upon her: Athena gave her skill, Aphrodite gave her beauty, and Hermes gave her a "deceitful nature" and insatiable curiosity.

: Pandora was sent to marry Epimetheus (Prometheus’ brother). As a wedding present, Zeus gave her a sealed container with a strict warning never to open it. Contents and Consequences Pandoras Box

In Greek mythology, "Pandora’s Box" refers to a container that, when opened, released all the physical and emotional curses upon humanity. While modern culture almost exclusively refers to it as a "box," the original vessel described by the 7th-century B.C. poet Hesiod was actually a , a large storage jar used for wine or grain. The Origin Story : Various gods bestowed gifts upon her: Athena

: To punish mankind, Zeus ordered the god Hephaestus to create the first woman, Pandora ("all-gifted"). The Origin Story : To punish mankind, Zeus

: After the Titan Prometheus stole fire from Mount Olympus to give to humans, Zeus was enraged.

: From the jar escaped a swarm of miseries, including sickness, death, greed, envy, and war.

Driven by the curiosity Zeus intentionally gave her, Pandora eventually opened the container.