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In Greek mythology, who was the first woman created by the gods in Hesiod’s account?

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Pandora

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In Greek mythology, which god told Epimetheus not to accept gifts from Zeus?

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Prometheus

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In Hesiod’s *Works and Days*, what did Pandora keep inside the container after opening it?

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Hope

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In Hesiod’s account, which god taught Pandora the skill of weaving?

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Athena

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In Pandora’s creation myth, which material did Hephaestus use to form her?

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Clay

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In Greek mythology, which god created Pandora according to Hesiod’s account?

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Hephaestus

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In Greek mythology, what was Pandora’s container originally called rather than a box?

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Pithos

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In the idiom “to open Pandora’s box,” what does the phrase usually mean?

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To unleash many problems

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Which Roman poet linked Pandora’s myth to the creation of women in Metamorphoses?

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Ovid

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In Greek mythology, who was Pandora’s husband or companion in the Hesiodic story?

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Epimetheus

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Which ancient Greek poet first recorded the Pandora story in detail?

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Hesiod

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In the Pandora myth, what escaped from the jar after Pandora opened it?

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Evils

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