In Greek mythology, what came out of the box that Pandora opened?

In Greek mythology, misfortunes came out of the container Pandora opened.

The myth is told most famously by the Greek poet Hesiod in Works and Days, composed around the seventh century BCE. Zeus sent Pandora to Epimetheus as part of a punishment connected with Prometheus’s theft of fire. Pandora opened a sealed container, releasing the troubles that afflict human life, including sickness, suffering, and death.

“Pandora’s box” is the familiar modern expression, but Hesiod’s original container was a large storage jar called a pithos. The word “box” arose through a later translation associated with the Renaissance scholar Erasmus. This is one of the myth’s most frequently overlooked details.

Hope is the other major point of confusion. In many retellings, Hope remained inside after the misfortunes escaped; in others, the ending is interpreted more darkly. The precise contents vary by translation, but misfortunes or evils is the standard answer.