Zeus specifically told Prometheus that he was to never give the gift of Fire to man as this was the main source of power between humans and the Gods. However Prometheus disobeyed his orders and gave man fire anyway. Zeus was filled with rage and anger, so he came up with a plan. This plan involved creating a beautiful female who was given the name Pandora, after going through all of the procedures to bring her to life, she was given a gift. A Pithos, or in the majority of stories told, she was given a box. Zeus gave her this box as a present with the strict instructions to never open it. She was told that the box was filled with, well secrets, things that did not concern her in any way. After time passed she became more and more curious of what was inside of the container, eventually her curiosity got the better of her, she opened the box and out came horrible creatures, different types of evil, including hatred, laziness, starvation, disease, war, etc… She sealed the box shut as soon as she realized what she had done. Zeus’ plan had been a success. Little did Pandora know than within the sealed box, their was one thing left, Hope.
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