Zeus commanded Hephaestus to create a daughter for him out of clay. Pandora, the first woman in mythology, was given life, beauty, speech, and other human traits by the Gods. Zeus sent Pandora to be the bride of Epimetheus, the brother of Prometheus. His motive in doing this was to get back at Prometheus for going against his orders and bringing fire to the people. Prometheus warned Epimetheus to not accept any gifts from Zeus, but he didn't listen and took in Pandora as his bride, along with the box that Zeus sent with her. Zeus told Pandora never to open the box, but curiosity got the best of Pandora and she opened the box, releasing all of the evil things in the world, like disease, hate, and envy. However, after the bad things were released into the world, hope remained at the bottom of the box.
After reading the story of the Garden of Eden and now Pandora's Box, it's clear that, no matter what you believe, temptation has been around for a long time and is an issue of great value. We all face temptation, be it trivial or substantial, and it's not going away any time soon. I like the ending of Pandora's Box when hope is released after all of the evil, showing that even though we face temptation and we may give into it, we can always have hope to overcome mistakes and the negative things in the world.
An evil that I would love to squish is hate. Whether it's prejudice, judgment, discrimination, or whatever, to me, hate is hate. It's spewed all over the place, sometimes making me feel like Pandora's Box has just been opened for a second time. However, along with this hate comes that little bit of hope at the bottom of the box, the people who yearn to love and accept everyone.
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