Pandora myth

I was reading Greek mythology to Measle yesterday and it occurred to me that every one of the myths we read had its root in the Bible. Of course, they're all twisted in a humanocentric way with a low view of God, or gods in their case, and a high view of man. The myths contain a seed of truth, but are warped to make man feel justified in his sins. And with gods so man-like and man so god-like, there isn't a recognition of sin or a need for a Savior. Here are a few examples taken from Usborne…

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In Greek mythology Pandora was the first mortal woman who was formed out of clay by the gods. The Titan Prometheus was once assigned the task of creating the race of man. He afterwards grew displeased with the mean lot imposed on them by the gods and so stole fire from heaven. Zeus was angered and commanded Hephaestus and the other gods create the first woman Pandora, endowing her with beauty and cunning. He then had her delivered to Prometheus' foolish younger brother Epimetheus as a bride…

Frederick Stuart Church (1842 – 1924). Opening Of Pandora's Box. According to the myth, Pandora opened a jar (pithos), in modern accounts sometimes mistranslated as "Pandora's box", releasing all the evils of humanity—although the particular evils, aside from plagues and diseases, are not specified in detail by Hesiod—leaving only Hope inside once Pandora had closed it again.

Some folklorists believe Pandora’s Box has become a metaphor for a woman’s womb. Perhaps being forced to have children against her will is a punishment for the woman opening her “box” when she has been forbidden to do so.

The muse of history, her name derives from the Greek word kleos which means glory

She is the goddess of art and inspiration, The patroness of womanly arts. She is said to inspire the creativity and artistry in blacksmiths. Because she is the Goddess of both fire and inspiration…

Description Commission for If you want to talk about challenging and out of my comfort zone, here is a prime example. I really enjoyed working on this even though it just about killed me Traditionally Pandora's Box is described as a pithos, but I went the more modern route, instead depicting an ornate box.