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Who translated Pandora’s Greek jar into a box in the influential Latin version?

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Erasmus

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What is the title of Hesiod’s poem containing the fullest early Pandora account?

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Works and Days

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What Greek vessel, rather than a box, did Hesiod describe Pandora opening?

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Pithos

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In Hesiod’s Pandora myth, who ordered the creation of the first woman?

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Zeus

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Which Greek god fashioned Pandora’s physical form from earth?

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Hephaestus

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In Hesiod’s Pandora story, which god gave her a deceptive nature and a misleading tongue?

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Hermes

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In Hesiod’s myth, what was Pandora traditionally described as being for humanity?

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The first woman

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In Hesiod’s Pandora story, which thing remained inside the jar after its lid was closed?

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Hope

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Which Roman humanist is often linked to the phrase “Pandora’s box”?

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Erasmus

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Who was Pandora’s husband in the traditional Greek myth?

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Epimetheus

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What did Pandora’s jar release into the world when she opened it?

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Evils

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In Greek mythology, which god made Pandora’s clothing?

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Athena

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