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In Hesiod’s creation story, what substance is Pandora fashioned from?

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Clay

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In Greek mythology, which goddess dresses Pandora and teaches her to weave?

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Athena

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In Greek mythology, what is the name of Pandora’s husband, the brother who accepted Zeus’s gift?

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Epimetheus

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In the Pandora myth, which Titan is blamed for stealing fire from the gods before Zeus sends Pandora?

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Prometheus

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In Hesiod’s story of Pandora, what Greek word names the large storage jar later called her box?

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Pithos

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In Greek mythology, what was Pandora’s jar sealed with when it was given to her?

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A lid

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In Hesiod’s account, which god gives Pandora a deceptive character and the power of speech?

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Hermes

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Which ancient Greek work contains Hesiod’s fullest surviving account of Pandora’s creation and the opened jar?

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Works and Days

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Which brother of Prometheus accepts Pandora despite being warned not to accept gifts from Zeus?

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Epimetheus

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In Hesiod’s account of Pandora’s creation, which god is ordered by Zeus to make her?

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Hephaestus

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In modern English, what does opening “Pandora’s box” usually release metaphorically?

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Unexpected troubles

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Which ancient Greek poet first recorded the story now known as Pandora’s box?

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Hesiod

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