Mythology

Pandora

The first woman Zeus made and put on earth, later named Pandora, or “all-gifted,” was very impulsive. Both of the times she behaves on the spur of the moment center on her infamous golden box. Her box, or “sealed pottery vase,” was to never, ever be opened. The first time she acted without thinking was when she snatched the box off of her front table where it was kept, locked it in a heavy wooden chest, buried the box and chest deep into her garden, and rolled a massive boulder over it. However, a few days later on one dark, dreary night, Pandora snuck out of her bed she was sharing with her sleeping husband Epimetheus and ran to the spot where she had buried the chest. Again, not considering the consequences, she threw the boulder aside with wild strength, got down on her knees, burrowed down to the box frantically, unlatched the chest, and drew the box out, insane with desire. In conclusion, for all the reasons above, Pandora was spontaneous in her actions.

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By Tiana, June 2005