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• Pandora's Box

In Hesiod’s account of Pandora, which goddess teaches her to weave?

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Athena

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Which moon of Saturn was named after the woman in the Pandora myth?

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Pandora

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Which Greek goddess gives Pandora clothing in Hesiod’s account?

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Athena

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In Greek mythology, who closes Pandora’s container after the evils escape?

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Pandora

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In Hesiod’s account of Pandora, which god gives her beauty and desire?

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Aphrodite

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Which ancient Greek work mentions Pandora before the fuller jar story in Hesiod’s Works and Days?

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Theogony

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Which Greek word is used for the hope that remains in Pandora’s jar?

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Elpis

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Who was Pandora’s husband in Hesiod’s version of the Greek myth?

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Epimetheus

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In the Pandora myth, which Titan is punished before Pandora is created?

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Prometheus

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In Greek mythology, who created Pandora from clay according to the common retelling?

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Hephaestus

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In Greek mythology, what was Pandora’s original container commonly described as?

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A jar

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What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s academic field at Oxford associated with Old English and medieval languages?

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Philology

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