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

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Pithos

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Which ancient Greek poet first names Pandora in surviving literature?

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Hesiod

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In Hesiod’s Theogony, what is Pandora called in relation to the human race?

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A beautiful evil

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In Hesiod’s account, which Greek poem gives the fullest story of Pandora and her container?

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Works and Days

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In Greek mythology, which god received Pandora after Prometheus warned him?

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Epimetheus

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In Hesiod’s Works and Days, what type of container held the troubles released by Pandora?

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A jar

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Which Renaissance writer helped turn Pandora's jar into a box?

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Erasmus

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In Hesiod's Works and Days, which god made Pandora from earth?

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Hephaestus

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In Greek mythology, who was Pandora's husband in the usual ancient account?

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Epimetheus

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In the Pandora myth, what remained inside the container after all the troubles escaped?

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Hope

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In Greek mythology, which god made Pandora at Zeus's command?

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Hephaestus

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In Hesiod's Works and Days, who gave Pandora the gifts that helped create her?

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The gods

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