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Post by Sammy on Jun 1, 2004 18:48:32 GMT -5
Pandora is considered evil because she unleashed on the evil's onto earth and I think maybe Vanessa might have those evil's or something in her. And she spreads sorrow or something through he songs, right?
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Post by Fate's Temptress on Jun 1, 2004 19:30:10 GMT -5
The only reason Pandora opened the box was because of curiousity. At that time there was no evil in the world so therefore Pandora wasn't evil herself.
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Post by SAmmy1 on Jun 1, 2004 20:06:15 GMT -5
Yeah, but people think she's evil cuz she let out all the evils of the world.
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Post by Isis on Jun 2, 2004 19:02:24 GMT -5
[glow=violet,2,300]yeah guess I can see how unleashing the evils into the would give you a bad rep.  [/glow] |
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Post by boredgoddess on Jun 2, 2004 19:44:55 GMT -5
yea lol
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Post by Fate's Temptress on Jun 3, 2004 5:12:22 GMT -5
So? It still wouldn't make Vanessa evil.......
But anyway, I can see how people would think that.
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Post by Sammy1 on Jun 3, 2004 16:14:47 GMT -5
Maybe there is more the myth than we know. Lynne Ewing could have added something to the myth and might not share it yet. So Vanessa could be evilish. O and Jimena considered the Pandora side of Vanessa an evil in book 9, so maybe she is evil...
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Post by boredgoddess on Jun 3, 2004 17:41:10 GMT -5
no one noes
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Post by Fate's Temptress on Jun 3, 2004 20:13:18 GMT -5
[glow=yellow,2,300]Maybe Jimena was just like other people and gave Pandora the bad reputation.[/glow]
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Post by Sammy1 on Jun 4, 2004 17:25:56 GMT -5
I think Pandora isn't evil, just she spreads sorrow and evilness so that's how Vanessa's "evil" she spreads it. What do you think?
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Post by serena on Jun 6, 2004 17:13:31 GMT -5
she's awesome!!!!!
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Post by Hekate on Jun 7, 2004 13:54:24 GMT -5
Is there any other history on Pandia and the box thing? just wondering...
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Post by Sammy on Jun 7, 2004 14:37:09 GMT -5
I did some research about Pandora... Pandora was the image of a perfect, beautiful woman. There are conflicting stories of her birth, as to what god actually created her. Early accounts cite a vengeful Zeus as her creator, others say that Zeus appointed Hephaestus to create her. Pandora was sent to earth by Hermes (or some accounts say Mercury) and given to Epimetheus as a wife. She was formed from earth and water. She rose from the earth, inanimate and naked - a perfect parthenos. (A parthenos is defined as a girl of around fourteen years old that was ready for marriage.) Pandora was then bequeathed with gifts from all of the gods, clothed in gold, jewels, and elaborate garments. Her name means 'all gifts' due to the adornment of gifts from the gods upon her birth. This little girl image symbolized Pandora as a doll, a play toy for the gods to dress up. This is from www.arthistory.sbc.edu/imageswomen/papers/tyreepandora/pandora.html |
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Post by Sammy on Jun 7, 2004 14:41:38 GMT -5
More on Pandora...
She was the first mortal woman created by the gods, she was made perfect.
Pandora was sent to punish the human race because Prometheus gave them the gift of fire that was stolen from the gods. "But I will give men as the price for fire an evil thing in which they may all be glad of heart while they embrace their own destruction." [5] Epimetheus takes Pandora in, even after Prometheus warns him. The two marry and thus Pandora becomes the mother of all women. Before Pandora there was no evil, no sickness or death and no labor. The world was perfect.
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Post by Sammy on Jun 7, 2004 14:46:28 GMT -5
Last thingy, I promise!
The vessel which contained all of the evils is said to have been a possession of both Pandora and Epimetheus, as part of their home. Other accounts claim that Pandora brought the container with her to Earth.
The exact identification of this container is uncertain. There are questions as to whether this was a box or a jar, and exactly what this vessel contained. The most prominent accounts cite the vessel as Pandora's box and the container of all evils which she released onto humanity, leaving only hope behind.
Pandora was blamed for the all of the evils and problems present in the world as well as for human mortality. However, some accounts depict Pandora enticing and seducing Epimethus in order to convince him to open the box. These accounts claim that Epimetheus did in fact open Pandora's box. The most prominent and well known accounts assert that Pandora opened the box. There are also accounts that the vessel contained all good and when opened, all the good escaped and left only evil.
Zeus used Pandora as a curse on the human race. That was her sole purpose. The god Hermes gave Pandora her name as well as her voice and deceitful nature. Hermes gave Pandora a deceitful and curious nature so that she would be destined to open the container of all evils.
This is all from the website in my first post!
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