After the stealing of fire,Zeus became increasingly unkind to men.One day he

ordered his son Hephaestus to build an image of a beautiful One day he

ordered his son Hephaestus to build an image of a beautiful maiden out of clay.He then asked the gods and goddesses to award her with different kinds of gifts.A charming young lady, she was the first woman that ever lived. A charming young lady,she was the first woman that ever lived.Zeus called her Pandora.Because she had received from each of the gods and goddesses a gift.The gift was harmful to men.

Zeus decided to send her down to men as a present. The gift was harmful to men.

Zeus decided to send her down to men as a present. The greatness of her beauty touched the hearts of all who looked upon her, and Epimetheus happily received her into his house. He had quite fotten Pometheus' warning: never to accept anything from Zeus. p>When he was busy with teaching men the art of living, Prometheus had left a bigcask in the care of Epimetheus. He had warned his brother not to open the lid. Pandora was a curious woman. She had been feeling very disappointed that her hu *** and did not allow her to take a look at the contents of the cask. One day, when Epimetheus was out, she had to take a look at the contents of the cask. One day, when Epimetheus was out, she lifted the lid and out it came unrest and war, Plague and sickness, theft and violence, grief, sorrow, and all the other evils. The human world was hence to experience these evils. Only hope stayed within the mouth of the jar and never flew out. So men always have hope within their hearts.

After stealing the fire from the sky, Zeus's enmity toward mankind grew. One day, he asked his son Hephaestus to mold a beautiful woman in clay and asked the gods to give her different gifts. The first woman on earth was an enchantress, and because she received from each of the gods the same gift that was harmful to men, Zeus called her Pandora.

Zeus decided to give her as a gift to the men of the world. So the messenger Hermes brought her to Prometheus' brother, Epimetheus. She was so beautiful that everyone who saw her fell in love with her. Epimetheus welcomed her into his house with great joy. Prometheus had warned him not to accept any gifts from Zeus, and he had forgotten. The couple had a happy life, but soon disaster struck the earth.

While Prometheus was busy teaching people how to survive, he entrusted a bucket to Epimetheus. He warned his brother

don't open the lid of the bucket. Pandora was curious. Her husband would not allow her to see the contents of the pail, much to her chagrin. One day taking advantage of the fact that Epimetheus was out of doors, she opened the lid of the pail, and out of the pail ran discord and war, pestilence and disease, theft and violence, grief and sorrow, and a number of other misfortunes to which mankind was henceforth to be subjected. Only hope is shut in the mouth of the barrel and never flies out, so people often hide hope in their hearts.