Pandora's+Box

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=PANDORA'S BOX =

Christine Beverin & Megan Ruiz

 **SUMMARY:** Pandora was the first woman created by Zeus to punish mankind for Prometheus' theft of the secret of fire. She was created and given the gifts of beauty and intelligence but the gods also gave her the gift of curiosity. She was given a box full of evil, illness, and despair but also Hope. She was told never to open this box but because of her curiosity, these evils as well as the hope were released into the world.

 **TYPE OF MYTH:** Pandora's Box is the type of myth that represents Hubris Punishment.

 **PURPOSE OF MYTH:**
 * It is meant to teach life lessons and expand on morals and values.
 * It is also meant to teach the consequences of people's actions.
 * Pandora's Box is a story told to explain the corrupt and evil in the world. However, Pandora also released hope which symbolizes people's optimism through tough times.

 **MODERN CONNECTIONS:** James Cameron's __Avatar__ Curiosity Killed the Cat
 * Pandora, a world in James Cameron's __Avatar__, contains resources that humans want. The word Pandora means, "one who gives all gifts." The modernized view of Pandora shows a world that supplies resources that humans think they must obtain.
 * Curiosity is not necessarily always good. Pandora's curiosity led to her releasing evil, illness, and despair into the world that we still have today. This goes along with giving into our temptations and then later regretting them and not being able to change what has been done.