Pandora's Box and the Creation of Man - Mythillogical Podcast

Today Charles and Crofty unpack Pandora's jar of evils, on the way learning of the creation of humanity, the trickery of Prometheus, and how the story evolved from Ancient Greece to the present day.

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Sources for this episode included:
Hesiod’s Prometheus and Development in Myth by E. F. Beall

The Myth of Prometheus, its survival and metamorphoses up to the eighteenth century by Olga Raggio

The Myth of Prometheus in Hesiod by Jean-Pierre Vernant, which is in the book Myth and Society in Ancient Greece

Pandora’s Box: The Changing Aspects of a Mythical Symbol by Dora and Erwin Panofsky

Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion by Jane Ellen Harrison

The Content’s of Hesiod’s Pandora’s Jar by E. F. Beall

Tertullian’s Pandora and John Milton’s “The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce” by George F Butler

Pandora’s diseases by RM Frazer

[dominus]

I cannot believe how excited I am for 6 hour episodes

[johnssmith]

By the time Pandora managed to close the lid, there was only one thing remaining inside, HOPE, it was to be Zeus's greatest punishment, for with hope men will cling on to their lives through all adversity ensuring they enjoyed the hardships that now burdened them for the rest of time .

[SHRUGGiExyz]

I kind of like how all these horrible things are in the jar but so is Hope, because it bring up a lot more interesting possible interpretations including my favorite: Zeus being such an out of touch dingus he believes Hope is also some sort of scourge to unleash upon humanity

[thoughtsofelizabeth]

I have been listening to this every night as i fall asleep. Don't come for me, folks; there are reasons. And also, as i have said before, they get the watch-time no matter when we all listen to it.

I have listened to other channels specifically designed to discuss hostory or mythogy to help people to sleep but nothing helps me as much as Mythillogical. When i'm having a particularly bad night, i go back to my old favorite, bigfoot one and two and it always helps.

Because i listen to these podcasts so much, i've noticed changes, all good, but i wanted to mention in regards to Crofty. Crofty has just gotten so much more confident in these more recent episodes. It's so awesome to hear his more confident tone and his self-assuredness to say things like "i'm going to cover that in the next paragraph, " or offer a pronunciation correction without an apology in his voice for interrupting. Crofty, my hat's off to you. I'm glad you were able to continue with this podcast no matter where on the globe you've been. I look forward to listening to more of these with your contribution.

[radagast]

I've always been interested in the similar elements between the story of Pandora and Eve.

[scribeslendy]

I was falling asleep to this episode when you made the "you know who else..." plug and it jolted me awake because I thought Behind the Bastards had started playing

Glad to find another fan of Podcast Jesus.

[AndYourLittleDog]

Lads, this is a top shelf episode! My grandma was named Elpis, my grandfather was Dionysus and one of my dogs is Persephone. I've listened to it twice so far.

[BFjordsman]

Hell yeah I got a 5-hour drive coming up this is going to make it fly by

[NotSoSilentMajority]

What has 2 thumbs and is going to sleep great tonight? This guy!

[finn]

Love this podcast, never knew even a hint of the nuances of the pandora story!

[MythicTales]

Thanks for sharing this amazing video. It’s really helpful!

[kastus]

34:50 just a small nit pick.
according to the Torah Adam was created from dirt not dust.
Dirt is עפר
dust is אבק

[vaishnavimane]

I do love this channel. Keep up the great work! ❤❤❤❤❤

[MythicTales]

This video is packed with useful information. Thanks a lot!

[Icspiders]

Hope balances things out. More than once, Zeus talks about balancing things out, so that's how I interpret hope being mixed in.

[jakeurrutia]

I've been waiting for this one. Thank you.

[alucarddracula]

Yay! New Mythological drop. You guys are the best.

[meowtheap]

love to listen while i’m painting. i’m a novice for sure, but inspired by mythology, and listening to your well researched and interesting podcast is wonderful. one of my first paintings was baba yaga themed bc of y’all! thanks for the episode

[azdadoman]

I love this discussive type of informational video, It reminds me of my young private highschool times, when I learne latin and Greek history.

[Mpkw-erbi]

I am way too excited to watch another mythology video, but gosh I love watching yall!