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Pandora
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(i.e. the All-endowed), according to Grecian myth, was the first woman on the earth. When Prometheus had stolen fire from heaven, Zeus instigated Hepheestus to make woman out of earth to bring vexation upon man by her graces. The gods endowed her with every gift necessary for this purpose, beauty, boldness, cunning, etc.; and Zeus sent her to Epimetheus, the brother of Prometheus, who forgot his brother's warning against receiving any gift from Zeus. A later form of the myth represents Pandora as possessing a vessel or box filled with winged blessings, which mankind would have continued to enjoy if curiosity had not prompted her to open it, when all the blessings flew out, except Hope.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Pandora'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/pandora.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Pandora'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/pandora.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
