All 17 Uses of
Pandora
in
Walk Two Moons
- You're doing one on Pandora next Monday.
p. 109.2Pandora = Greek mythology: the first woman; she was presented with a container which when opened released all of humanity's evils
- As punishment, Zeus sent Pandora (a woman) to man.
p. 145.6
- CHAPTER 27 — PANDORA'S BOX
p. 159.0Pandora's box = Greek mythology: a box given to the first woman which when opened released all of humanities evils
- On Monday, Phoebe gave her oral report on Pandora.
p. 160.9Pandora = Greek mythology: the first woman; she was presented with a container which when opened released all of humanity's evils
- For some reason, Ben already talked about my topic, Pandora, when he did his report on Prometheus.
p. 161.0
- However, Ben made a few little mistakes about Pandora.
p. 161.1
- Pandora was not sent to man as a punishment, but as a reward—
p. 161.2
- Because of all these gifts, Zeus named her Pandora, which means 'the gift of all.'
p. 162.0
- As I was saying, Pandora was not supposed to open the box, but because she had been given so much curiosity, she really, really, really wanted to know what was inside, so one day she opened the box.
p. 162.6 *Pandora = Greek mythology: the first woman; she was presented with a container which when opened released all of humanity's evils
- Pandora tried to close the lid when she saw all the horrible things that were coming out of it, but she could not get it closed, and that is why there are all these evils in the world.
p. 163.0Pandora = Greek mythology: the first woman; she was presented with a container which when opened released all of humanity's evils
- She held up a picture of Pandora opening up the box and a whole shebang of gremlins floating out.
p. 163.4
- Pandora looked frightened.
p. 163.4
- That night I kept thinking about Pandora's box.
p. 163.5Pandora's box = Greek mythology: a box given to the first woman which when opened released all of humanities evils
- On that night after Phoebe had given her Pandora report, I thought about the Hope in Pandora's box.
p. 164.9Pandora = Greek mythology: the first woman; she was presented with a container which when opened released all of humanity's evils
- On that night after Phoebe had given her Pandora report, I thought about the Hope in Pandora's box.
p. 164.9Pandora's box = Greek mythology: a box given to the first woman which when opened released all of humanities evils
- One afternoon, after we had been talking about Prometheus stealing fire from the sun to give to man, and about Pandora opening up the forbidden box with all the evils of the world in it, Gramps said that those myths evolved because people needed a way to explain where fire came from and why there was evil in the world.
p. 262.7Pandora = Greek mythology: the first woman; she was presented with a container which when opened released all of humanity's evils
- I decided that bravery is looking Pandora's box full in the eye as best you can, and then turning to the other box, the one with the smoothbeautiful folds inside: Momma kissing trees, my Gram saving, "Huzza, huzza," Gramps and his marriage bed.
p. 263.7Pandora's box = Greek mythology: a box given to the first woman which when opened released all of humanities evils
Definitions:
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(1)
(Pandora) Greek mythology: the first woman; she was presented with a container which when opened released all of humanity's evilsThe original Greek references a jar into which the evils of mankind are placed; however, a 16th century translation error added the expression "Pandora's box" into the English language.
When Pandora closed the jar, the only thing that remained in it was hope; though some translate that pessimistically as "deceptive expectation". -
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Pandora can also reference a popular music app (because the mythical Pandora received the gift of music from the gods). It can also reference other things given that name.