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    The myth of Pandora starts with two brothers, Epimetheus and Prometheus, who were Titans that tasked themselves as spokespeople for their creation from clay: mankind. Epimetheus was in charge of creating the creatures that were to roam the Earth while Prometheus was to distribute them. While most animals were armed or protected by their physical attributes, man stood alone naked and bear to all those that may attack. Thus, Prometheus, the mischevious of the two, deceived Zeus one day into giving

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    There are many allusions to Pandora in modern day life. In this report I will be writing about all of the different ways Pandora is incorporated in todays society. Pandora was the first woman on earth and she was created by Zeus as a punishment to Prometheus. Zeus gave Pandora and a box to Epimetheus and told him not to open it. Pandora and Epimetheus lived a happy life together in a world where no one grew old or sick. Later in life Pandora grew curious and she opened the box releasing hate, jealousy

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    New Models Of Doing Business: Pandora Radio As if the music industry has not seen enough change in recent years, Pandora Radio has started yet another music revolution. This time, however, the revolution is not about how the music is stored and collected (LP/CD/MP3 transformation), or how music is purchased (Record Stores/ iTunes transformation), but how we actually listen to music. Pandora Radio has created an amazing technology, which allows users to create and customize their own radio stations

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    The story of Pandora is an interesting wich you will see down below. Pandora is important to Greek Culture because it shows the human trait that helps us and the traits that could potentially create problems for themselves and or others. Pandor shows curiosity and preference which are common traits that people have. In Greek mythology, there were two brothers named Epimetheus and Prometheus. The two of them gave fire to the people without asking Zeus. As punishment for what they did Zeus chained

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    woman in Greek mythology created by the gods Hephaestus and Athena as prompted by Zeus. Pandora was delivered to Prometheus’ brother as a bride. Zeus gives her a jar filled with various evils as a wedding present; however, an important condition given by Zeus was that she was forbidden to open it. Her thoughts were overwhelmed by the possibilities that could be within the jar. One day, out of curiosity, Pandora opens the box and releases all evils into the world. After noticing what she had done,

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    man. To punish man for accepting the fire “Zeus created a woman named Pandora” (“The Story of Pandora’s Box”). Zeus created her out of clay, and sent her to Epimetheus for him to fall in love with and marry. As a wedding gift Zeus gave Pandora a Box, and told her that she should never opened it. Pandora tried to get Epimetheus to open the box with the key that was attached to the box. but he always told her no. One night Pandora stole the key while Epimetheus was sleeping and opened the box. A lot

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    10. Prometheus has always been a symbol of rebellion against injustice because he helped the humans even though it angered Zeus. In one of the myths of how humans were created, Prometheus’s brother, Epimetheus, wasted all of the best gifts on animals and did not leave any for humans. When Prometheus was put in charge of the creation of humans, he had to make them better than the animals that Epimetheus made with limited resources. To complete this task, he made humans upright, like the gods, and

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    Pandora's Box Comparison

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    releases his anger in a very passionate and angry way. He tricks Pandora into releasing all the evil in the world because her brother-in-law gave fire to the human race. This is Zeus’ way of punishing Prometheus. On page 479 it says, “ ‘It is Hope,’ she said. ‘Do you think it will live?’ asked Epimetheus. ‘Yes,’ answered Pandora. ‘I am sure it will. Somehow I know that it will outlive War and Sickness and all the other evils.’” When Pandora says this, it really shows how the action

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    “It's the wanting to know that makes us matter.” This quote in Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia, inspired me beyond my years of wisdom. I have used this quote at least once in my writing every year, because it inspired me to leave my legacy through writing. I write of what I want to know, of what I want to change, of what I believe, and one day a collection of my writing will be all that’s left of me, and it will allow me to still matter, even when I’m gone. Although my writing may not be equivalent to Tom

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    Pandora's Calyx-Krater

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    story of Pandora became a part of Greek education and while most Athenians wouldn't have remembered all of the details they surely would have remembered Pandora’s pithos (box). While Pandora is primarily known for this, there is evidence that shows that the Athenians preferred to view her benevolent temperament. The pottery created in Athens towards the middle of the fifth-century depicted her as a charitable character. A Calyx-Krater, by the Niobid Painter (Figures 2a & 2b) depict Pandora as an Earth-goddess

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