A handbook of legendary and mythological art (1872)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York, Hurd and Houghton · leaf 490
th no apparent cause, hence called 1 Panic. P^- (Bronze Kelief. Pompeii.) Pandora. The first woman on earth. When Prometheus stolethe fire fiom heaven, Zeus (Jupiter) in order to avenge himself,caused Hephaestus (Vulcan) to make a woman out of earth, whosecharms should bring misery on men.… … 474 ANCIENT MYTHS charmed witli her that he forgot that Prometheus had told him notto accept any gill from the gods, and took her for his wife. Slieopened the box and the ills spread pver all the earth. Hope wasthe only blessing which was there. Later writers say that the boxcontained choice…
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