The myth of Pandora's box is one of the most popular known from Greek mythology, so that until today have reached such as "open Pandora's box" that are commonly used in the dialect moderno.La box pandora myth This myth is revenge and possesses incredible beings, both gods and Titans and men. Here we tell the story of Pandora's box.
At first the Titan Prometheus stealing fire from Zeus and gives it to men, I get gives them the knowledge and thanks to this man knew science could progress well. This will not go down at all well the supreme Olympian god and then decide to make an elaborate plan to have a satisfying revenge that harms those who had offended him.
Zeus decides to create Pandora, an ideal partner for man and woman offers this gift to the brother of Prometheus, Epimetheus ie living on earth. But before you send your new destination Pandora Zeus young mysterious beautiful gift box, he warned that should never open it and then let it go. The gods infused a great intrigue and curiosity to make sure it would open Pandora's box eventually.
pandorasPrometeo to learn what happened to his brother warned him not to accept anything from Zeus because surely wanted revenge for the theft of fire, Epimetheus ignored these warnings and soon was already celebrating the wedding, the day of the Pandora party could not hold his curiosity and decided to open the box given to him Zeus, inside it was a huge collection of pests, diseases, illnesses and afflictions of all kinds prepared to humans, these pests out at flow rates of bottom of the box and Pandora tried to re-close the container immediately quickly but in vain, every evil had already left, all he could to keep inside the box was hope, which gave men as the only weapon against all the evils that she had missed. Therefore it is said that you should not open Pandora's box, one should not get carried away by curiosity and hence also follows the saying "Hope is the last to die".