Key Info

- Known for opening the box (jar) that released all evils into the mortal world

- Left behind in the jar was hope

Brief Bio

In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first human woman created by Hephaestus on the instructions of Zeus. As Hesiod related it, each god cooperated by giving her unique gifts. One of these gifts was a jar containing sickness, death and many other unspecified evils which were then released into the world when Pandora opened the jar due to her curiosity. Though she hastened to close the container, only one thing was left behind – hope.