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Pandora by John William Waterhouse, 1896. In Greek mythology, Pandora (Greek: Πανδώρα, derived from πᾶν, pān, i.e. "all" and δῶρον, dōron, i.e. "gift", thus "the all-endowed", "all-gifted" or "all-giving") [1] was the first human woman created by Hephaestus on the instructions of Zeus.
Pandora, an Athenian princess as the second eldest daughter of King Erechtheus of Athens and probably Praxithea, daughter of Phrasimus and Diogeneia. Together with her sister Protogeneia , they sacrificed herself on behalf of their country when an army came from Boeotia during the war between Athens and Eleusis .
Pandora's box is an artefact in Greek mythology connected with the myth of Pandora in Hesiod's c. 700 B.C. poem Works and Days. [1] Hesiod related that curiosity led her to open a container left in the care of her husband, thus releasing curses upon mankind.
Pandora's mother was Pyrrha, daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora. She was the sister of Hellen and Thyia. [4] Her other possible siblings were Protogeneia, [5] Pronoos, Orestheus, Marathonius, [6] Amphictyon, [7] Melantho [8] and Candybus. [9] According to the Hesiodic Catalogue of Women, Pandora was the mother of Graecus by the god Zeus.
Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, ... also includes the myths of Prometheus, Pandora, and the Five Ages. The poet advises on ...
Pandora (DC Comics), a comic book interpretation of her namesake in Greek mythology; Pandora , a character in the light novel series Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World; Pandora, the main character in the anime Because I'm the Goddess; Pandora, the barren planet of the Borderlands universe
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Pages in category "Pandora" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. ... Elpis (mythology) Epimetheus; G. The God Beneath the Sea; God of War ...