The first woman on earth, who had been given a box by the gods and instructed not to open it, but who disobeyed the instructions out of curiosity, releasing all manner of evils into the world
A character from Greek mythology noted for having been given a box by the gods and instructed not to open it, but who disobeyed the instructions out of curiosity, releasing all manner of evils into the world
If someone or something opens Pandora's box or opens a Pandora's box, they do something that causes a lot of problems to appear that did not exist or were not known about before. In Greek mythology, the first woman. After Prometheus stole fire from heaven and bestowed it on mortals, Zeus decided to counteract this blessing and commissioned Hephaestus to fashion a woman out of earth, upon whom the gods bestowed their choicest gifts. After marrying Prometheus's brother, Pandora opened a jar containing all kinds of misery and evil, which escaped and flew out over the earth. In one version, Hope alone remained inside, the lid having been shut before she could escape
Jupiter gave Pandora a box containing all human ills, which, when the box was opened, escaped and spread over the earth
A beautiful woman (all-gifted), whom Jupiter caused Vulcan to make out of clay in order to punish the human race, because Prometheus had stolen the fire from heaven
Another version makes the box contain all the blessings of the gods, which were lost to men when Pandora opened it
(Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils
{i} box opened by the first mortal woman which released all human ills into the world (Greek Mythology); any situation that creates more problems than existed beforehand
open a Pandora's box to do or start something that will cause a lot of other problems (Pandora woman in an ancient Greek story who opened a box and let all evils out into the world)
(Greek mythology) a box that Zeus gave to Pandora with instructions that she not open it; she gave in to her curiosity and opened it; all the miseries and evils flew out to afflict mankind
only known species of Cycliophora; lives symbiotically attached to a lobster's lip by an adhesive disk and feeding by means of a hairy mouth ring; its complex life cycle includes asexual and sexual phases
pandora
الواصلة
Pan·do·ra
التركية النطق
pändôrı
النطق
/panˈdôrə/ /pænˈdɔːrə/
علم أصول الكلمات
[ pan-'dOr-&, -'dor- ] (noun.) 1597. From Ancient Greek Πανδώρα (Pandṓra).