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In the Pandora myth, what Greek word names the large storage jar later translated as a box?

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Pithos

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In Greek mythology, what material did Hephaestus use to shape Pandora’s body?

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Clay

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Who directed the 1962 science-fiction film First Spaceship on Venus, also known as The Silent Star?

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Kurt Maetzig

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In Hesiod’s Greek myth, which Titan was Pandora married to?

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Epimetheus

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What phrase describes Pandora’s container as a source of many troubles?

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Pandora’s box

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Which minor planet was named after Pandora from Greek mythology?

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55 Pandora

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In Greek mythology, who opened the container associated with Pandora?

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Pandora

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In Hesiod’s story, which goddess clothed Pandora when the gods created her?

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Athena

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In Hesiod’s account of Pandora, which Titan was her brother-in-law?

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Prometheus

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In Greek mythology, which deity gave Pandora her name in Hesiod’s account?

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Hermes

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In the Pandora myth, what escaped from the container before it was closed?

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Evils

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Which work by Hesiod contains the fullest surviving version of the Pandora myth?

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Works and Days

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