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潘多拉

Pandoraafterthestealingoffire，zeusbecameincreasinglyunkindtomen.onedayheorderedhissonhephaestus

tobuildanimageofabeautifulmaidenoutofclay.hethenaskedthegodsandgoddessestoawardherwithdifferentkindsof

gifts.amongothers，athenaclothedherinanattractive

coatandhermesgaveherthepoweroftellinglies.acharmingyounglady，shewasthefirstwomanthateverlived.zeus

calledherpandora.becauseshehadreceivedfromeachofthegodsandgoddessesagift.thegiftwasharmfultomen.zeus

decidedtosendherdowntomenasapresent.sohermesthemessengerbroughthertoepimetheus，brotherof

prometheus.thegreatnessofherbeautytouchedtheheartsofallwholookeduponher，andepimetheushappilyreceived

herintohishouse.hehadquiteforgottenpometheuswarning：nevertoacceptanythingfromzeus.thecouplelivedahappy

lifeforsometime.thentroublecameontothehumanworld.whenhewasbusywithteachingmentheartof

living，prometheushadleftabigcaskinthecareofepimetheus.hehadwarnedhisbrothernottoopenthelid.pandorawasa

curiouswoman.shehadbeenfeelingverydisappointedthatherhusbanddidnotallowhertotakealookatthecontentsof

thecask.oneday，whenepimetheuswasout，sheliftedthelidandoutitcameunrestandwar，plagueandsickness

，theftandviolence，griefsorrow，andall

theotherevils.thehumanworldwashencetoexperiencetheseevils.Onlyhopestayedwithinthemouthofthejarand

neverflewout.somenalwayshavehopewithintheirhearts.

潘多拉偷窃天⽕之后，宙斯对⼈类的敌意与⽇俱增。⼀天，他令⼉⼦赫菲斯托斯⽤泥塑⼀美⼥像，并请众神赠予她不同的

礼物。

其中，雅典娜饰之以华丽的⾐裳，赫⽿墨斯赠之以说谎的能⼒。世上的第⼀个⼥⼈是位迷⼈⼥郎，因为她从每位神灵那⾥

得到了⼀样对男⼈有害的礼物，因此宙斯称她为潘多拉(pander：意为煽动)。宙斯决定把她作为礼物送给世间的男⼦。

于是信使赫⽿墨斯将她带给普罗⽶修斯的弟弟厄庇墨透斯。她姿容绝美，见者⽆不为之倾⼼。厄庇墨透斯兴⾼采烈地把她

迎⼊屋内。普罗⽶修斯警告过他不得接受宙斯的任何馈赠，⽽他已将之忘于脑后。这⼀对夫妻有过⼀段幸福的⽣活，但不久灾

难却降临⼈间。当普罗⽶修斯忙于教授⼈们⽣存之道的时候，他把⼀个桶托付给厄庇墨透斯。他警告过他的弟