What Was Really Inside Pandora's Box?

In this video, we explore the ancient Greek myth of Pandora's Box, a story filled with curiosity, consequences, and ultimately hope.

Join us as we unravel the symbolism behind the box, the gods involved in its creation, and the evils that it unleashed upon the world. Was it really a box? What was the true nature of the hope that remained inside? We'll answer these questions and more, delving deep into one of the most captivating myths of ancient Greece. If you love mythology, ancient stories, and timeless lessons, this video is for you.

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⏳CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Introduction to Pandora
00:23 - Gods Vs Titans
02:42 - The Birth of Pandora
04:30 - Pandora Marries Epimetheus
06:04 - Opening the Box
08:53 - Why Zeus Gave Hope
09:33 - The Other Pandora

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[mrhassell]

It's a trick. Give someone a box, tell them to never open it. Same as placing two people in a field full of fruit trees, telling them that they can eat fruit from all but this one. Obviously, the box will be opened, the fruit will be eaten. Human psychology 101, tell people "NOT" to do, what you want them to do.

[MilutinMujovic]

I love your storytelling and art. Thanks for making these videos!

[safetybuddy]

Without suffering there is no need for hope.

[reignman]

Your storytelling is extraordinary. Keep up the great work!

[diabolicpanda]

i once read a version of the myth that gave another reason for there being "hope" in the jar, and it is that is "false hope"; so it was maybe the worst evil the gods could give a lie that makes you think that there is some reason to continue when there is none. So uou continue to suffer hoping someday things would be better but it will never be better.

[daxinventor]

I like this version of the story of Pandora's Box.

[blackblurable]

I love your narration. I look forward to more of your content!

[shanonferringer]

Sometimes we always have to learn the hard way

[MuttonfudgeRacing]

What's in the box? What's in the box?
Come on, man. WHAT'S IN THE BOX?

[garyradtke]

As I listened to this the comparison of Eve came to mind.

[jeffgreiner]

"Looking at the cake is like looking at the future, until you've tasted it what do you really know? And then, of course, it's too late."

[Trabunkle]

The socks that get lost after laundry!!! 😂😂
Good video!!!

[Keef_DGAF]

The storys intent is that all glory comes through suffering. That you do not need MORE, you need to be satisfied with what you honestly earn.. When want outweighs need, all hope is lost and darkness spreads throughout the soul.

[anonymous-poet]

Wait- does it really count as a cautionary tale against undue curiosity if Pandora was set up on purpose to fail? She was kinda just made out of clay- zapped into existence, and Zues set her up to prove a point to other people. I dont understand why the focus of the story is Pndora not keeping the lid on when the game was SO rigged, and she didn't even know she was playing 😂

[broEye]

Way I heard it, it was reversed: Prometheus decided to prank Zeus by screwing up his selection of sacrifice, then when Zeus retaliated by taking the fire that Man already had away, he stole it back. Then Zeus punished him for the theft, not the prank.

Also, from what I understand the "curiosity" part is at best a regional variation, if not a later addition. Hesiod's first description of Pandora had her and women in general as the core curse: charming men, making them love her, acting like an ally when times were good, then quickly abandoning them with nothing when times were bad and leaving them with no one at the end. He admitted that some men found good brides, but only rarely. His next version was the first mention of the jar, and there was no mention of curiosity or of her being given it as a wedding gift. She just had it with her when she arrived, and the moment Epimetheus accepted her as a gift she immediately dumped out the contents. BTW, I'd also heard that "hope" wasn't really seen as a good thing back then. Like, it was seen more as a foolhardy self-deception, so while the world was filled with horror, men would be unable to let go of this idiotic false hope that things will get better. And sure enough, it wasn't long after that that Zeus destroyed that particular age of man and made a new one. I believe that was the golden age, the happiest age, though it might have been the silver age that was killed for their lack of proper reverence. Regardless, no, Zeus was not some merciful deity that "didn't really want to destroy mankind" and gave them hope to keep them going, he was an arrogant SOB who destroyed the human race anytime they displeased him. Kind of fitting for a god who would rape woman after woman, including several of his own granddaughters.

Last, I think it's interesting to note the other names and their meaning: Prometheus means "foresight", indicative of his ability to see mankind's potential and try to help them as well as his warnings not to accept anything the Olympians offered, while Epimetheus means "hindsight", indicating his inability to see any sort of dangers or really notice any potential consequences of any action, instead only able to mourn afterward from knowledge of just how much his actions screwed things up.

[zodarian]

Hope is the cruelest of all evils released from that box

[bessieknox]

I enjoyed this so much I gave it a thumbs up, subscribed and fed the LGO rhythm❤❤😊

[darqjade]

So glad I found this channel :D and poor Pandora, blamed for all the world's misery when every gamer knows, if there's a mysterious box (jar) you gotsa open it!

[JodiYeager]

I had a thought that compared Schrödinger's cat (he put the cat in the box and wondered if it was dead or alive) and Pandora's box and how both boxes contained unlimited possibilities until opened. Maybe the ancients weren't so ignorant as we thought and it is our flawed outlook regarding their understanding of the world that is flawed.

[sjeanlouis]

So basically pandora’s story is the story of eve