actually my teacher told me i'm the one who will play pandora's role but why is that the one i searched and the one she told me is different? she told me pandora was the one hu came out to the box and she was the villain?.....
2006-11-01 21:10:15 · 10 answers · asked by Seneca 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
In Greek mythology, Pandora ("all gifted") was the first woman, fashioned by Zeus as part of the punishment of mankind for Prometheus' theft of the secret of fire. The myth of Pandora is very old, appears in several distinct versions, and has been interpreted in many ways. In all literary versions, however, the myth is a kind of theodicy, addressing the question of why there is evil in the world.: Hesiod, both in his Theogony (briefly, without naming Pandora outright, line 570) and in Works and Days, ca. 700 BC, has a very early told and literary version of the Pandora story. [1] In modern times, Pandora's Box has become a metaphor for the unanticipated consequences of technical and scientific development. The evidence of the vase-painters reveals another, earlier aspect of Pandora.
2006-11-01 21:14:03 · answer #1 · answered by Supplicant 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No person came out of the box, pandora is responcible for opening the box the Gods gave her and releasing evil on to the world. Pandora does not have snakes in her hair that is Medusa you are thinking about.
2006-11-03 13:39:40 · answer #2 · answered by lady_of_the_stars97412 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
congratulations on getting the part! this is the story of pandora's box; there was once a beautiful woman named pandora. she was going to get married and as a wedding gift, she was given a large box. she was told never to open the box. one day, she heard a voice coming from the box. it was calling to her. out of curiosity, she opened the box. out of the box, flew all kinds of monsters like hatred, evil, cruelty, meaness and many other monsters. pandora was very scared, but out of the box, after all the monsters were out in the world making bad things happen, flew out hope. now whenever you are in trouble, remember that Hope is always there.
the woman from greek mythology is a monster called the Medusa. she was an evil monster that turned everyone that looked at her to stone. she had hair made from snakes.
2006-11-02 10:07:58 · answer #3 · answered by Me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh for... what are they teaching kids in school these days. can't even get classic Greek myths right.
Pandora did not have snakes in her hair. that is Medusa . a different person altogether.Her look will cause a person to turn to stone.
Pandora is a creation made by Zeus. was given a box holding all the evil and good in the world and was told not to open it. she gave into temptation opened it . before she could close it . Everything that was inside escaped except HOPE.
2006-11-03 21:14:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pandora did not come out of the box. She was married to a god who entrusted the box to her telling her not to open it. She disobeyed and opened the box allowing evil and various vices in the the pure primordial world. Think of Pandora as a parallel to Eve and the Tree of Knowledge in Eden
2006-11-03 01:18:09 · answer #5 · answered by neenie01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Medusa had the snakes in her hair Pandora was in charge of the box.
2006-11-02 09:12:37 · answer #6 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pandora is indeed the one with the box (hence the expression 'Pandora's box'). The one with the snakes growing where her hair should be is Medusa, and if any mortal looked at her, he'd die.
2006-11-02 05:58:06 · answer #7 · answered by Siena 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pan·do·ra (pÄn-dôr'É, -dÅr'É)
n.
Greek Mythology. The first woman, bestowed upon humankind as a punishment for Prometheus's theft of fire. Entrusted with a box containing all the ills that could plague people, she opened it out of curiosity and thereby released all the evils of human life.
The satellite of Saturn that is fourth in distance from the planet.
2006-11-02 05:19:07 · answer #8 · answered by Basement Bob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in ancient greek mythology pandora was given a gift from the gods but was told not to open it. see open the box and was cursed now the one with the snakes for hair is medusa queen of the gorgans and anyone exect another gorgan who made eye contact with her was turned to stone
2006-11-02 08:30:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
MEDUSA IS THE GORGON WITH SNAKES FOR HAIR SHE HAD TWO SISTERS...I FORGET THE NAMES.PANDORA SUPPOSIDELY HAD THE BOX SHE WAS'NT SUPPOSED TO OPEN BUT SHE DID'NT LISTEN AND SHE UNLEASHED ALL THE EVILS ON THE WORLD.ONLY THING LEFT IN THE BOX WAS'"HOPE".
2006-11-02 06:35:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋