Pandora's Box

Greek myth · c. 700 BCE · Myth / Legend · Greek · Ancient

Made by the gods as a punishment for men receiving stolen fire, Pandora is sent down with a sealed jar and instructions never to open it. Curiosity wins, and what has been shut inside goes out into the world. The Greek account of why there is suffering at all, and of the one thing that stayed behind.

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Lineage

• parallels ↑ Genesis
  Anonymous · c. 550 BCE · Scripture

Attributes

Closest analogues

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  42% · 6 shared
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