Pandora goddess

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…

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Explore the legend of Pandora's Box and the consequences of curiosity. Unveil the unknown and embrace the unexpected.

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…

Pandora, an oil painting by Thomas Baker

Art, History, Literature, and the Ancient World

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.

PANDORA BY DAVID HOFFRICHTER