Pandora goddess mythology

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Pandora was the first human woman according to Greek Mythology. Pandora's father could be considered Hephaestus since he made her. She became the wife of the Titan God, Epimetheus and had a daughter named Pyrrha with him. Through Pyrrha and her husband Deucalion, she is the grandmother of many people including Hellen, the King of the Greeks and Pandora, Protogeneia and Thyia, three maidens loved by Zeus. Most rulers of Greece during the mythic age descend from Pandora. Zeus wanted to punish…

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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Pandora, an oil painting by Thomas Baker

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…