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Which minor planet, numbered 55, was named after Pandora in 1858?

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55 Pandora

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Which playwright created Lulu, the central character in the plays behind Pandora’s Box?

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Frank Wedekind

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In Hesiod’s Pandora myth, what container did Pandora open?

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A jar

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Which planet’s moon, discovered in 1980, is named after the mythological Pandora?

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Saturn

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Which film director made the 1951 film Pandora and the Flying Dutchman?

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Albert Lewin

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Which Renaissance scholar helped popularize the phrase “Pandora’s box” through a translation of Hesiod?

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Erasmus

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What Greek word meaning “all-gifted” is traditionally associated with Pandora’s name?

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Pandora

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In the Pandora myth, which Greek figure personified the hope left inside the jar?

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Elpis

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In Greek mythology, what skill did Athena teach Pandora?

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Weaving

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In Greek mythology, what did Prometheus steal and give to humanity before Pandora appeared?

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Fire

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In the traditional Pandora myth, which god ordered Pandora's creation?

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Zeus

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Which Greek work by Hesiod includes the famous account of Pandora's jar?

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Works and Days

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