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In Greek mythology, which Titan accepted Pandora into his home despite Prometheus’s warning?

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Epimetheus

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In Hesiod’s Works and Days, what is Pandora the first woman to receive from Zeus?

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A jar

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In Hesiod’s mythology, who is Pandora’s daughter?

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Pyrrha

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Which opera by Alban Berg is based on Frank Wedekind’s Lulu plays?

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Lulu

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In Greek mythology, what quality remains inside Pandora’s jar after the evils escape?

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Hope

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In Greek mythology, whom does Pandora marry after Zeus creates her?

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Epimetheus

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In the Pandora myth, which god is said to have shaped Pandora from clay?

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Hephaestus

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What Greek word for a large storage jar is translated as the container in Hesiod’s Pandora story?

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Pithos

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Which ancient Greek poem contains Hesiod’s fullest surviving account of Pandora and her jar?

Answer

Works and Days

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In Hesiod’s account of Pandora, what kind of container held the released evils?

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A jar

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In Greek mythology, what did Prometheus steal for humans before Zeus sent Pandora?

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Fire

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Which Greek poet first tells the Pandora story in the surviving epic Theogony?

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Hesiod

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