Pandora Disease And Famine

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Have you ever wondered how the ills of mankind, such as disease and famine came to be? The Greek myth “Pandora” explains that when one lets curiosity get the better of them, others can suffer the consequences. Pandora was made by the Gods to punish humans for receiving fire from Prometheus. Hera gifted Pandora curiosity and Hermes gave Pandora a golden box and told her not to open it. Cruel, right? Pandora made a VERY unwise choice by opening the box. This box was very suspicious because when she passed the storeroom where she hid the box, the box seemed to be burning in the shadow. Curiosity ate at Pandora and she couldn’t feel tranquil unless the box was opened. In the story, it was stated that if she didn’t open the box, she must die! She

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