Fairy Tales and Fables - Final Project

In Fairy Tales and Fables we have to re-write a retelling and then create something with that retelling, for example, retelling the story of Hansel and Gretel. 

I've chosen to make a small story-book with the retellings of three greek mythology stories. The story of Pandoras Box, was my first story, it's the story I'll be sharing. The Fall of Icarus and the Story of Medusa are two other stories.

PANDORA’S BOX

To start out the story of Pandora's Box, we'll need to start with Zeus, Prometheus and Epimetheus. Prometheus and Epimetheus, two loyal titan brothers to Zeus, Prometheus who was born with the power to see the future (a prophecy gift) saw that Zeus would defeat the titans, he decided to tell Zeus, who was proud of the brothers loyalty.

Showing his proudness, Zeus deemed it fit to allow the brothers to create the first things to live on the planet Earth. Epimetheus created animals, giving them the power to live on earth. He gave each a special ability and form of protection.Prometheus spent his time creating mankind, but when he finished, no protection was left over as Epimetheus had given it all away. Prometheus wanted men to have protection but as none was left over, he asked Zeus to allow humans to have fire, despite fire being for Gods only. Giving it no second thought, Zeus denied permission of men having fire. But Prometheus didn’t listen. He gave mankind fire to protect themselves.

For his ignorance and disobedience, Zeus punished him, sending him far away to the Caucasus Mountains. Chaining him up to a large rock, hidden away from everyone, Zeus also sent an eagle to feast on Prometheus’ liver, which regrew each day. This was a form of tourture, until Heracles found him, killing the eagle and freeing Prometheus. Zeus wasn’t pleased with just tourture. He wanted to punish man for taking fire from Prometheus, so. 

He created Pandora, she was sculpted to look like Aphrodite, a beautiful Goddess, he designed her for Epimetheus. She received the gifts, wisdom, beauty, kindness, peace, generosity, and health from the gods. Bringing Pandora to earth, she was to be Epimetheus’ wife, his brother tried to warn him of Zeus’ trickery, but Epimetheus was blinded by her beauty and chose to marry her anyway. Pandora was given a jar (box) as a wedding gift.

Pandora being curious ignored Zeus’ warning to not open it. So as she opened it horrible things filled the world. Envy, War, Hunger, Hatred, Anger, Disease, Death, Poverty, Greed, and Pain. Lifes miserys had been released, but Pandora slammed the jar shut. Leaving Hope sancuned there. 

Since that day, Humans have been able to hold onto hope while surviving the world’s terrors.

This created the meaning of Pandora’s Box,

it meant things best left untouched,

for fear of what might happen.