Pandora and her jar or box a well-known figure from Greek myth, is known from the ancient literature as the first mortal woman who was crafted out of clay by the gods. The name Pandora can mean all- giving or the giver of all but also all-gifted, and both of these meanings make sense when you think about her story as she was given all manner of gifts by the gods and was also the giver of unwanted “gifts” to humanity. According to Hesiod in his Theogony and Works & Days, Pandora was crafted by the god of metallurgy and smiths, Hephaestus, from earth and water as directed by Zeus, the king of the gods, as an affliction on man. Pandora was sent as a gift to Epimetheus, who had previously been warned by his brother not to accept any gifts from Zeus, but he accepted Pandora before he remembered his brother’s warning since he is, after all, the titan of afterthought. Pandora came to earth not alone, but with a jar that she was told never to open. One day, when she could no longer control her curiosity, she opened the jar and released all mortal ills upon the earth including sickness, war, vice, toil, pain, and the necessity to work for sustenance. — SUPPORT US VIA OUR PATREON— — BUY OUR MERCH — ​/​ — CHAPTERS — 0:00​ Introduction 1:03 The Myth of Pandora's Box 5:58 Outro — WANT TO KNOW MORE? — Pandora Prometheus Works and Days Greek Mythology — WATCH NEXT — An Introduction to Ancient Greek Magic and Sorceresses Hephaestus the Greek God of Fire and Metallurgy Oracles of Ancient Greece The Greek Goddess Demeter and the Eleusinian Mysteries — ATTRIBUTIONS — You can find all attribution and credits for images, animations, graphics and music here - The music used in this recording is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy, a prolific composer for the recreated lyres of antiquity, and used with the creator's permission. Michael Levy's music is available to stream at all the major digital music platforms. Find out more on: World History Encyclopedia #pandorasbox #greekmythology #pandorasjar