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In Greek mythology, what was Pandora created to punish humanity for?

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Prometheus’s theft of fire

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Pandora is one of the two shepherd moons of which Saturnian ring?

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The F ring

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In Greek mythology, which Titan is traditionally said to have fathered Pandora’s husband Epimetheus?

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Iapetus

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In Hesiod’s account of Pandora, which god instructed her in speech and gave her a deceptive nature?

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Hermes

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Who translated the Greek vessel in Pandora’s story into a box-like container in a famous Latin version?

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Erasmus

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In Greek mythology, what kind of vessel held the troubles released by Pandora?

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A jar

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What is the scientific name of asteroid 55 Pandora?

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55 Pandora

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Which Greek poet first used the name Pandora in a surviving written myth?

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Hesiod

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In Hesiod’s Works and Days, who first opened Pandora’s container?

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Pandora

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In Greek mythology, what was Pandora’s personal name originally explained to mean?

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All-gifted

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Which Greek god was said to fashion Pandora from earth?

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Hephaestus

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In Greek mythology, which poet gave the earliest surviving written account of Pandora?

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Hesiod

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