Hi, Actually, if you read the original stories about Pandora it is actually a clay jar she opens that lets all the evils out into the world. From some historical things I've read on that particular myth ancient Greeks would have thought of this as the type of large clay burial jars they use to keep all of the stuff in the used for preparing someone for burial. However, somewhere over the centuries the myth was changed from a clay jar to a wooden box which is the version most of us know now.
On 6/27/10, Hayden Presley <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Brian, > Yes. In most versions of the myth, Athena simplywon, and turned Arachne > into a spider because of her portrail of the gods. I have heard the one > where Arachne won, though. Athena was apparently so mad she turned Arachne > into a spider for losing. I even heard one version of the Pandora myth that > says the gods sent her as a punishment for Promethus bringing us fire. Only > question left is: howin the world did it become Pandora' box? > > Best Regards, > Hayden --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
