Pandora's pithos

Pandora and the Jar

Pandora's Pithos (Πίθος της Πανδώρας), also known as Pandora's Jar or Pandora's Box, is a object filled with evil.

Origin

Pandora opens the box

Prometheus gave the gift of fire to humanity against the decree of Zeus. Zeus bid the Olympians to create Pandora. Amongst the gifts given to her, she was instilled with curiosity. She was given the box and told never to open. However, her inquisitiveness got the better of her and she opened the box, releasing a multitude of evils into the world, with hope following to alleviate the evils.

Trivia

• The misconception of Pandora's jar being a box is due to a mistranslation of the myth by Erasmus, who mistook the Greek word "pithos" (jar) for "pixys" (box) (πυξίς).

Gallery

Pandora's Box in Marvel Comics

Pandora's Box in DC Comics

Pandora's Box in Grimm Fairy Tales Unleashed

Pandora's Box in Top Cow Comics

Pandora's Pithos/Box in Percy Jackson

Pandora's Box in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

Pandora's Box in The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

Pandora's Box in Charmed

Pandora's Box in God of War

Pandora's Box in Danny Phantom

Pandora's Box in Warehouse 13

Pandora's Box in Once Upon a Time

Pandora's Box in Atlantis

Pandora's Box in Sleepy Hollow

Pandora's Box in Fortnite