Pandora
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In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first human woman, created by Hephaestus on the instructions of Zeus. As Hesiod related it, each deity cooperated by giving her unique gifts. Her other name—inscrib
Pandora holding a pithos, with Hermes and a seated Prometheus in painting entitled Prometheus, Mercury, and Pandora, 1814, by Josef Abel
Pandora by John William Waterhouse, 1896
A pithos from Crete, c. 675 BC (Louvre Museum)
Hermes carrying Pandora down from Mount Olympus, a medal based on a design by John Flaxman
Prometheus
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In Greek mythology, Prometheus is a Titan responsible for creating or aiding humanity in its earliest days. He defied the Olympian gods by taking fire from them and giving it to humanity in the form o
Prometheus tortured by the eagle (black-figure kylix, 560-550 BC, Vatican Museums)
Prometheus Brings Fire by Heinrich Friedrich Füger. Prometheus brings fire to mankind as told by Hesiod, with its having been hidden as revenge for the trick at Mecone.
Prometheus depicted in a sculpture by Nicolas-Sébastien Adam, 1762 (Louvre)
The Torture of Prometheus, painting by Salvator Rosa (1646–1648)