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.

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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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hephaestus created Pandora
Epimetheus spouse Pandora
subject surface form: Epimetheus