Wars, diseases, plagues... In ancient Greek mythology, the human world created by Prometheus was originally a paradise, but because of Pandora's curiosity, many disasters were opened.
Pandora, beloved by the gods
Pandora is a maiden made out of mud and water by Hephaestus, the god of fire. She poured her life's work into the fire god, because it was ordered by Zeus, the king of the gods.
As soon as Pandora was born, she was favored by the gods.
How pampered is it?
Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, said, "You should be the most beautiful woman." "Thus endowed her with the appearance of a worldly champion;
The three goddesses said, "You should be the most elegant woman." So pick the most beautiful flowers and decorate her with beautiful flower crowns;
Athena, the goddess of wisdom, said, "Only the most beautiful clothes in the world can be worthy of you." So he took out the magnificent clothes from the treasure and gave them to her;
Apollo, the sun god, said, "Beautiful women are supposed to have beautiful voices." "Thus bestowed upon her the most beautiful voice;
Hamis, the angel of god and god of the wind, said: "As beautiful as its name, you should have a good name." Hence the name "Pandora", meaning a woman with all talents;
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Pandora was favored by the gods. She naively thought she would be the happiest woman in the world.
Pandora who was exploited
Zeus, king of the gods, was the last to give the gift. He gave Pandora a beautiful gold box, but was told never allowed to open it.
Zeus married her to Epimetheus, Prometheus's brother, and told her to bring the golden box with her.
Prometheus angered Zeus by stealing fire from humans. Zeus vowed to punish Prometheus severely.
Therefore, when Prometheus heard the news, he became wary and reminded his brother not to accept Pandora. But after the younger brother met Pandora, he was attracted to her beauty and immediately fell in love with the beautiful girl.
He ignored his brother's advice and married Pandora. Life after marriage is still sweet.
What Pemytheus then didn't know was that Zeus, the king of the gods, was watching this scene in heaven with a sneering smile on the corner of his mouth.
Filled with unfortunate boxes
Pandora had a strong curiosity. Even she didn't know why she was so curious about everything.
This intense curiosity made her want to open the exquisite golden box all the time.
Then she remembered Zeus's warning, and kept pressing her curiosity, resisting not opening it.
But as time went on, her curiosity grew stronger.
One day, she finally couldn't stand it and took out the golden box. After much hesitation, the box was finally opened.
Suddenly a stream of black things rushed out, and it was a multitude of wars, disasters, plagues, sicknesses, and scourges, and as soon as they rushed out of the box, they spread out in the human world. Since then, there have been many unfortunate sufferings in the world.
This pure and beautiful girl, used by Zeus, inadvertently became a female spy who opened up human suffering.
Since then, Pandora has become a figure that people can't avoid. The Pandora's box also became a symbol of misfortune.