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girdle   of   spring   flowers。   Then   the   herald   of   the   gods   gave   her   speech 

thatwas sweet and flowing。 All the gods and goddesses had given giftsto 

her�察  �and   for   that   reason   the   maiden   of   Hephaestus's   making   was   called 

Pandora�察�the All´endowed。 

     She was lovely�察�the gods knew�察�not beautiful as they themselves are�察�

who have a beauty that awakens reverence rather than love�察�but lovely�察�as 

flowers and bright waters and earthly maidens are lovely。 Zeus smiled to 

himself when he looked upon her�察�and he called to Hermes who knew all 

the ways of the earth�察�and he put her into the charge of Hermes。 Also he 

gave Hermes a great jar to take along�察�this jar was Pandora's dower。 

     Epimetheus   lived   in   a   deep´down   valley。   Now   one   day�察  �as   he   was 

sitting on a fallen pillar in the ruined place that was now forsaken by the 

rest of the Titans�察�he saw a pair coming toward him。 One had wings�察�and 



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he knew him to be Hermes�察�the messenger of the gods。 The other was a 

maiden。   Epimetheus   marveled   at   the   crown   upon   her   head   and   at   her 

lovely garments。 There was a glint of gold all around her。 He rose from 

where he sat upon the broken pillar and he stood to watch the pair。 Hermes�察�

he saw�察�was carrying by its handle a great jar。 

     In   wonder   and   delight   he   looked   upon   the   maiden。   Epimetheus   had 

seen   no   lovely  thing   for   ages。 Wonderful   indeed   was   this   Golden   Maid�察�

and   as   she   came   nearer   the   charm   that   was   on   her   lips   and   in   her   eyes 

came to the Earth´born One�察�and he smiled with more and more delight。 

     Hermes came and stood before him。 He also smiled�察�but his smile had 

something baleful in it。 He put the hands of the Golden Maid into the great 

soft hand of the Titan�察�and he said�察 �0 Epimetheus�察�Father Zeus would be 

reconciled   with   thee�察  �and   as   a   sign   of   his   good   will   he   sends   thee   this 

lovely goddess to be thy companion。; 

     Oh�察  �very  foolish   was   Epimetheus   the   Earth´born   One� �As   he   looked 

upon the Golden Maid who was sent by Zeus he lost memory of the wars 

that Zeus had made upon the Titans and the Elder Gods�察�he lost memory of 

his brother chained by Zeus to the rock�察�he lost memory of the warning 

that his brother�察�the wisest of all beings�察�had sent him。 He took the hands 

of Pandora�察�and he thought of nothing at all in all the world but her。 Very 

far   away   seemed   the     voice   of   Hermes   saying�察    �This   jar�察  �too�察  �is  from 

Olympus�察�it has in it Pandora's dower。; 

     The jar stood forgotten for long�察�and green plants grew over it while 

Epimetheus walked in the garden with the Golden Maid�察�or watched her 

while   she   gazed   on   herself   in   the   stream�察  �or   searched   in   the   untended 

places for the fruits that the Elder Gods would eat�察�when they feasted with 

the Titans in the old days�察�before Zeus had come to his power。 And lost to 

Epimetheus was the memory of his brother now suffering upon the rock 

because of the gift he had given to men。 

     And Pandora�察�knowing nothing except the brightness of the sunshine 

and the lovely shapes and colors of things and the sweet taste of the fruits 

that Epimetheus brought to her�察�could have stayed forever in that garden。 

     But every day Epimetheus would think that the men and women of the 



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world should be able to talk to him about this maiden with the wonderful 

radiance of gold�察�and with the lovely garments�察�and the marvelous crown。 

And one day he took Pandora by the hand�察�and he brought her out of that 

deep´lying valley�察�and toward the homes of men。 He did not forget the jar 

that Hermes had left with her。 All things that belonged to the Golden Maid 

were precious�察�and Epimetheus took the jar along。 

     The race of men at the time were simple and content。 Their days were 

passed in   toil�察�but   now�察 �since   Prometheus had   given them  fire�察 �they  had 

good fruits of their toil。 They had well´shaped tools to dig the earth and to 

build houses。 Their homes were warmed with fire�察�and fire burned upon 

the altars that were upon their ways。 

     Greatly   they   reverenced   Prometheus�察  �who   had   given   them   fire�察  �and 

greatly they reverenced the race of the Titans。 So when Epimetheus came 

amongst them�察�tall as a man walking with stilts�察�they welcomed him and 

brought     him   and   the  Golden     Maid    to  their  hearths。   And    Epimetheus 

showed Pandora the wonderful element that his brother had given to men�察�

and she rejoiced to see the fire�察�clapping her hands with delight。 The jar 

that Epimetheus brought he left in an open place。 

     In   carrying   it   up   the   rough   ways   out   of   the   valley   Epimetheus   may 

have   knocked   the   jar   about�察  �for   the   lid   that   had   been   tight   upon   it   now 

fitted very loosely。 But no one gave heed to the jar as it stood in the open 

space where Epimetheus had left it。 

     At first the men and women looked upon the beauty ofPandora�察�upon 

her lovely dresses�察�and her golden crown and her girdle of flowers�察�with 

wonder and delight。 Epimetheus would have every one admire and praise 

her。 The men would leave off working in the fields�察�or hammering on iron�察�

or building houses�察�and the women would leave off spinning or weaving�察�

and come at his call�察�and stand about and admire the Golden Maid。 But as 

time went by a change came upon the women�此�one woman would weep�察�

and another would look angry�察�and a third would go back sullenly to her 

work when Pandora was admired or praised。 

     Once the women were gathered together�察�and one who was the wisest 

amongst them said�此 �Once we did not think about ourselves�察�and we were 



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content。 But now we think about ourselves�察�and we say to ourselves that 

we are harsh and ill´favored indeed compared to the Golden Maid that the 

Titan is so enchanted with。 And we hate to see our own men praise and 

admire her�察�and often�察�in our hearts�察�we would destroy her if we could。; 

     ;That is true�察─�the women said。 And then a young woman cried out in a 

most   yearnful   voice�察   �O   tell   us�察  �you   who   are   wise�察  �how   can   we   make 

ourselves as beautiful as Pandora� ─�

     Then   said   that   woman   who   was   thought   to   be   wise�察   �This   Golden 

Maid is   Lovely  to look upon because she   has lovely apparel   and   all the 

means of keeping herself lovely。 The gods have given her the ways�察�and�察�

so her skin remains fair�察�and her hair keeps its gold�察�and her lips are ever 

red   and   her   eyes   shining。   And   I   think   that   the   means   that   she   has   of 

keeping lovely are all in that jar that Epimetheus brought with her。; 

     When the woman who was thought to be wise said this�察�those around 

her were silent for a while。 But then one arose and another arose�察�and they 

stood and whispered together�察�one saying to the other that they should go 

to   the   place   where   the   jar   had   been   left   by   Epimetheus�察  �and   that   they 

should take out of it the salves and the charms and the washes that would 

leave them as beautiful as Pandora。 

     So the women went to that place。 On their way they stopped at a pool 

and    they    bent   over   to  see   themselves      mirrored    in  it�察 �and   they   saw 

themselves       with dusty and unkempt hair�察�with large and knotted hands�察�

with troubled eyes�察�and with anxious mouths。 

     They frowned as they looked upon their images�察�and they said in harsh 

voices   that   in   a   while   they   would   have   ways   of   making   themselves   as 

lovely as the Golden Maid。 

     And as they went on they saw Pandora。 She was playing in a flowering 

field�察  �while   Epimetheus�察  �high   as   a   man   upon   stilts�察  �went   gathering   the 

blossoms of the bushes for her。 They went on�察�and they came at last to the 

place where Epimetheus had left the jar that held Pandora's dower。 

     A  great   stone   jar   it   was�察  �there   was   no   bird�察  �nor   flower�察  �nor   branch 

painted upon it。 It stood high as a woman's shoulder。 And as the women 

looked on it they thought that there were things enough in it to keep them 



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beautiful   for   all   the   days   of   their   lives。   But   each   one   thought   that   she 

should not be the last to get her hands into it。 

     Once the lid had been fixed tightly down on the jar。 But the lid was 

shifted a little now。 As the hands of the women grasped it to take off the 

lid   the   jar  was    cast  down�察    �and   the   things   that   were   inside    spilled 

themselves forth。 

     They   were   black   and   gray   and   red�察  �they   were   crawling   and   flying 

things。 And�察�as the women looked�察�the things spread themselves abroad or 

fastened themselves upon them。 

     The jar�察�like Pandora herself�察�had been made and filled out of the ill 

will   of   Zeus。   And   it   had   been   filled�察  �not   with   salves   and   charms   and 

washes�察�as the women had thought�察�but with Cares and Troubles。 Before 

the women came to it one Trouble had already come forth from the jar 

Self´thought   that   was   upon the  top   of   the heap。   It   was   Self´thought   that 

had afflicted the women�察�making them troubled about their

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