1000 Classical Characters Briefly Described

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Pandora

A celebrated woman; the first mortal female that ever lived, according to Hesiod.

She was made of clay by Vulcan, and having received life, all the gods made presents to her. Venus gave her beauty and the art of pleasing; the Graces gave her the power of captivating; Apollo taught her how to sing; Mercury instructed her in eloquence and brought her to Epimetheus, who made her his wife, forgetting the advice of his brother Prometheus, namely, not to receive any gifts from the gods. Pandora brought with her from heaven a box containing every human ill, upon the opening of which they all escaped and spread over the earth. Hope alone remained at the bottom of the box.

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