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In Greek mythology, which god gave Pandora the name meaning “all-gifted”?

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Hermes

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In Greek mythology, which god crafted Pandora’s body from earth on Zeus’s orders?

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Hephaestus

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Which ancient Greek word identifies Pandora’s large storage jar in Hesiod’s story?

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Pithos

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In the myth of Pandora’s Box, what remained inside the container after the other contents escaped?

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Hope

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Which Greek goddess gave Pandora beauty or charm in traditional retellings of Pandora’s Box?

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Aphrodite

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Which Greek goddess gave Pandora her clothing in the myth of Pandora’s Box?

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Athena

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What is the German title of G. W. Pabst’s 1929 film known in English as Pandora’s Box?

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Die Büchse der Pandora

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In the myth of Pandora’s Box, which god gave Pandora the power of speech?

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Hermes

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Which ancient Greek poet first gives Pandora a detailed literary role in Works and Days?

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Hesiod

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In Greek mythology, which figure accepted Pandora as his wife despite Prometheus’s warning?

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Epimetheus

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In Hesiod’s Greek myth, what kind of vessel did Pandora open before it became a “box”?

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A pithos

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In Greek mythology, which god ordered Pandora’s creation as punishment after Prometheus helped humans?

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Zeus

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