Research Paper On Pandoras Box
1. Pandora’s Box - http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/textonly562-pandoras-box.html
Summary: Epimetheus and Prometheus were two brothers who annoyed one of the most powerful Gods, Zeus. Because of Zeus’ annoyance, we punished all humans by taking away their ability to create fire. However, Prometheus rebelled, went to a blacksmith named Hephaestos, and stole his fire. Zeus became very angry and came up with a harsher punishment for all humans. He made a girl out of clay, named her Pandora, and sent her to Epimetheus. They married, and, as a wedding gift, Zeus gave Pandora a box. However, Pandora was told to never open the box. Ever. She became very, very curious and one day, she could not take it any longer. She opened the box and out poured disease, poverty, and all things bad. She closed the box and then heard the box calling her name again. She opened it once more and out flew a dragonfly of hope.
2. Medusa …show more content…
Medusa thought that she was the most beautiful person in the world. She was conceited. She often looked into the mirror and boasted about herself. She compared herself to everyone else in Athens and told them that she looks better than they do. One day, Medusa and her friends went to a Greek temple, the Parthenon. Athena, the goddess of wisdom, lived there. All around the Parthenon were statues of Greek gods and goddesses that Medusa thought would look even better if she was the statue. Later Medusa said, “My this is a beautiful temple. It is a shame it is wasted on Athena for I am much prettier she is, perhaps one day people will build an even grander temple to my beauty.” Athena then punished her for speaking out against her by turning her hair into snakes and her body into a snake. If Medusa was to ever look into a mirror, she would turn into stone, and, if someone else looked at Medusa, they were turned into stone. Medusa was then sent to the end of the Earth with the blind monsters and the gorgon
Summary: Epimetheus and Prometheus were two brothers who annoyed one of the most powerful Gods, Zeus. Because of Zeus’ annoyance, we punished all humans by taking away their ability to create fire. However, Prometheus rebelled, went to a blacksmith named Hephaestos, and stole his fire. Zeus became very angry and came up with a harsher punishment for all humans. He made a girl out of clay, named her Pandora, and sent her to Epimetheus. They married, and, as a wedding gift, Zeus gave Pandora a box. However, Pandora was told to never open the box. Ever. She became very, very curious and one day, she could not take it any longer. She opened the box and out poured disease, poverty, and all things bad. She closed the box and then heard the box calling her name again. She opened it once more and out flew a dragonfly of hope.
2. Medusa …show more content…
Medusa thought that she was the most beautiful person in the world. She was conceited. She often looked into the mirror and boasted about herself. She compared herself to everyone else in Athens and told them that she looks better than they do. One day, Medusa and her friends went to a Greek temple, the Parthenon. Athena, the goddess of wisdom, lived there. All around the Parthenon were statues of Greek gods and goddesses that Medusa thought would look even better if she was the statue. Later Medusa said, “My this is a beautiful temple. It is a shame it is wasted on Athena for I am much prettier she is, perhaps one day people will build an even grander temple to my beauty.” Athena then punished her for speaking out against her by turning her hair into snakes and her body into a snake. If Medusa was to ever look into a mirror, she would turn into stone, and, if someone else looked at Medusa, they were turned into stone. Medusa was then sent to the end of the Earth with the blind monsters and the gorgon