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What is the name of Pandora, one of Saturn’s small moons discovered by Voyager 1 images?

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Pandora

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Which English phrase arose from Erasmus’s Latin mistranslation of Pandora’s Greek storage vessel?

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Pandora’s box

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Which Greek goddess taught Pandora the craft of weaving in Hesiod’s creation story?

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Athena

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Which Greek mythological figure was Pandora’s husband and Prometheus’s brother?

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Epimetheus

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In Hesiod’s Pandora myth, which god ordered Pandora’s creation as punishment for Prometheus’s theft of fire?

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Zeus

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In Greek mythology, what did Pandora become known as: the first woman or the first queen?

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The first woman

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In Greek mythology, what material was used to form Pandora’s body at Zeus’s command?

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Clay

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In Hesiod’s Pandora myth, what escaped from the jar before it was closed again?

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Evils

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In the original Greek version of Pandora’s myth, what type of vessel did she open?

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Jar

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Which ancient Greek poem gives the fullest surviving account of Pandora opening the vessel containing humanity’s troubles?

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Works and Days

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In Greek mythology, who gave Pandora her name and the ability to use persuasive speech?

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Hermes

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In Hesiod’s account, who made Pandora’s physical body from earth at Zeus’s command?

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Hephaestus

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