PROMETHEUS AND THE PANDORA'S BOX Flashcards

1
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First mortal woman who was crafted out of clay by the gods

A

Pandora

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2
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The name “Pandora” means

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“all-giving or the giver of all”

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3
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Pandora was crafted by which God?

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Hephaestus god of metallurgy and smiths,

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4
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Pandora was made of?

A

Earth and water

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5
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titan god of forethought

A

Prometheus

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6
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titan god of afterthought

A

Epimetheus

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7
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Prometheus was given the task to

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create human out of clay

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8
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Prometheus saw how humans had to sacrificed the best part of their meats to the?

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Gods

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9
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Prometheus devise a plan to tricked the gods, what plan was that?

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He wrapped the good fat meat in an ox’s stomach and ox’s bones which he the covered in fat and had Zeus choose which portion he would like

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10
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In punishment, Zeus took away the mortals’ ability to cook by taking away their ______

A

fire

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11
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Prometheus stole back the fire and smuggled it to earth in a

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fennel stalk

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12
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what is the punishment of Prometheus for tricking the gods?

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he was bound to a cliff and an eagle was set to eat out his liver but since he was titan and immortal , every night his liver would grow back just to be eaten by the eagle again the next day

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13
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Zeus decided to create a woman as a punishment which is Pandora, what is the purpose of Pandora into the human race?

A

it is an affliction which mortals will all delight in as they embrace their own misfortune

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14
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what is the gift of Athena to Pandora?

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teaching her crafts

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15
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What is the gift of Aphrodite to Pandora?

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giving her grace the ability to create burning desire

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16
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What is the gift of Hermes to Pandora

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gave her cunning and boldness

17
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To whom did Zeus gave Pandora and its jar?

A

Epimetheus

18
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What are the things that was released in the jar/box?

A

all mortal ills upon the earth, including sickness, war, vice , toil, pain, and necessity to work for sustenance

19
Q

What is the one thing, remained inside the box/jar?

A

hope

20
Q

“Dont open a Pandora’s box” means?

A

dont create problems that did not exist before

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