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In the ancient Greek myth of Pandora, which god gave her a deceptive mind and a shameless nature?

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Hermes

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In Hesiod’s story of Pandora’s jar, what was the final thing left inside after all the evils escaped?

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Hope

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Who directed Pandora to Epimetheus after the gods created her?

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Zeus

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In Greek mythology, what was Pandora’s status among human women?

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The first woman

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In Hesiod’s Greek mythology, who crafted Pandora’s physical form?

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Hephaestus

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In Greek mythology, which goddess clothed Pandora after Zeus ordered her creation?

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Athena

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In Greek mythology, who was Pandora’s brother-in-law and the man who accepted her despite Prometheus’s warning?

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Epimetheus

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Which Renaissance scholar’s 1508 Latin translation helped turn Pandora’s jar into the phrase “Pandora’s box”?

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Desiderius Erasmus

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What is the Greek name for the large storage jar called Pandora’s container in Hesiod’s original story?

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Pithos

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In Hesiod’s account, which Greek poet is the earliest known author to tell the story of Pandora’s jar?

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Hesiod

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In Hesiod’s myth of Pandora, which Titan’s theft of fire led Zeus to create her as punishment for humanity?

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Prometheus

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In Hesiod’s Greek myth, what container did Pandora open, despite the story’s modern title?

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A jar

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