Pandora

By C.M-F.

Pandora played an important role in shaping the values of the ancient Greeks and changed their world forever. Pandora’s story begins when Zeus, the powerful god of the Olympians, was angry with the mortals because they had never taken the time to be thankful for what he had given them. So Zeus ordered Hephaestus to create a woman, named Pandora, out of marble, and made it that woman’s role to teach the mortals a lesson. As part of Zeus’ plan, Pandora was given many unique characteristics, but her most important trait was her curiosity because it was that which caused the world to change forever. Zeus gave Pandora a box and forbade her to ever open it, but he knew that Pandora was just too curious and was sure she would look inside. Just as Zeus predicted, Pandora couldn’t resist lifting the lid and looking into the box. The second she did though, horrible and evil things such as greed, hatred and anger flew out and became part of the world. Pandora closed the box as quickly as she could, but the only thing that remained inside was Hope. Pandora’s curiosity however, taught the people of ancient Greece that you should be thankful for what you have in the world, because even things that aren’t yet imaginable can one day become reality. However, even in the darkest of times, Hope still remained, because Pandora closed her box just in time for something good to be saved. The story of Pandora and her box is still remembered today and reminds people to be careful when curiosity gets the better of them, because it can often result in a foolish mistake, much like when Pandora opened her box.

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