Pandora's Box

               The Greek Mythology seminar on Saturday was very interesting. I learned that Greek mythology has a huge impact on modern society. Many Greek myths have alternative versions so people could relate to them more. The names of characters may have changed but the morals stayed the same. We also learned about gods such as Chaos, Gaia, Zeus, and more. One Goddess that stood out the most to me was Pandora.
               The goddess Pandora was the daughter of the god Zeus. Zeus asked the god Hephaestus, husband of Aphrodite, to make him a daughter out of clay. This daughter was named Pandora. Many Gods gave Pandora a gift. Aphrodite gave Pandora beauty, Apollo gave her music, Hermes gave her persuasion, and other gods also gave her a gift. Pandora was given this name because it means “all- gifted”.
               The myth of Pandora started with Zeus sending Pandora down to Earth to be married to Epimetheus. Epimetheus was the younger brother of a god named Prometheus. Prometheus stole fire from Heaven and distributed it out to people. Zeus came up with a plan to punish the world for what Prometheus did and Pandora waaas involved in it. As a wedding present Zeus gave Pandora a box and Epimetheus the key. Zeus told them to never open the box. However, Zeus knew they eventually would. Pandora stole the key from her husband and opened the box. When the box opened baad things such as diseases, hate, and envy flew out. Epimetheus awoke to the sound of his wife sobbing. Pandora told him what she did and showed him the box. When she opened the box for the second time something was still in there. It was hope, Elpis. Elpis flew out and know there was hate, envy, diseases, and hope in the world.
               I was able to connect this myth to our modern world. In the world today there are diseases that can kill people. Many people in the world are dying of starvation. Many people are fighting for their lives right now. One thing that kept them alive was hope. People in the world still have hope and it is encouraging others to stay strong, keep moving forward, and never give up. There are things in the world that can bring us down, but we have hope. Hope has a huge impact on our lives today.
              Saturday’s seminar taught me so many things about Greek mythology. I will definitely be doing more research when I have free time.

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-Haven