Friday, April 20, 2012

The topic I am researching is Pandora’s Box. It is known to be a Greek myth. By the end of my research you will be able to learn all about the myth. Starting with where the myth was created. Who created the myth and what does this myth mean- what message is the writer trying to give the readers. I am very interested in the specific subject because i love to look up and research mythological topics. For example, I will watch a movie and it will have some kind of mythical story in it. After the movie i would always take time out to look it up and read all about it. I would either go to the library at school and on my free time to do some research on the myth. The "box" was actually a large jar given to Pandora, which contained all the evils of the world. When Pandora opened the jar, all its contents except for one item were released into the world. The one remaining item was Hope. Today, to open Pandora's box means to create evil that cannot be undone. In classical Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman on Earth. Zeus ordered Hephaestus, the God of craftsmanship, to create her, so he did—using water and Earth. I will be finding out which evils were exactly in the “box”. Also, why did Zeus want to trick the two brothers Epimetheus and Prometheus. Another, i will be finding out why was the “box” and key separated between the woman and man. Pandora got the box and was never told to open it. Epimetheus got the key and was told never to open it.

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