Pandora
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Pandora is a figure from Greek mythology best known as the first woman whose curiosity led her to open a forbidden container, releasing all the evils into the world while leaving only hope inside.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological woman ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Epimetheus
ⓘ
Hephaestus ⓘ Hermes ⓘ Hesiod ⓘ Prometheus ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| causeOf | release of all evils into the world ⓘ |
| containerType |
jar
ⓘ
pithos ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Hephaestus
ⓘ
Hephaestus ⓘ
surface form:
the god Hephaestus
|
| createdFrom | clay ⓘ |
| createdOnOrdersOf | Zeus ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| etymology |
"all-gifted"
ⓘ
"all-giving" ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | Prometheus ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| giftedBy |
Olympian gods
ⓘ
surface form:
the Olympian gods
|
| giftedWith |
beauty
ⓘ
charm ⓘ craftsmanship skills ⓘ curiosity ⓘ persuasion ⓘ |
| givenTo | Epimetheus ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| leftInsideContainer | hope ⓘ |
| misinterpretedAs | box ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| nameInGreek | Πανδώρα ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | divine punishment for mankind ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first woman in Greek mythology
ⓘ
opening a forbidden container that released evils into the world ⓘ the myth of Pandora's box ⓘ |
| offspring | Pyrrha ⓘ |
| offspringWith | Epimetheus ⓘ |
| parent |
Hephaestus
ⓘ
surface form:
Hephaestus (as maker)
Olympian gods ⓘ
surface form:
the Olympian gods (as collective creators)
|
| roleInMyth |
bearer of a jar containing evils and hope
ⓘ
bringer of misfortunes to humankind ⓘ origin of human suffering ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Hesiod's Theogony
ⓘ
Hesiod's Works and Days ⓘ |
| spouse | Epimetheus ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
curiosity
ⓘ
disobedience ⓘ the duality of gift and curse ⓘ |
| theme |
origin of evil and suffering in the world
ⓘ
relationship between gods and humans ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Epimetheus