I believe that most modern Christians and Jews are NOT biblical absolutists. Most of the Commandments make sense and are found in other religions or belief systems – Do not Murder. Well let’s start that commandments come from the Old Testament – Bible to Jews and Christians. The birth of Pandora was represented on the pedestal of the statue of Athena situated at the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens.Īctually, Judaism, Christianity and Islam are all called “Monotheistic” for a reason. The main purpose of the myth of Pandora though is to address the question of why evil exists in the world. The myth itself though appears in many different versions the most distinctive difference is that in some myths Hope does come out. The myth of Pandora’s box has been fascinating people since ever, catching the imagination of countless artists, who created frescos, mosaics and sculptures depicting Pandora and the mythological elements. Pandora was the right person to do it, because she was curious enough, but not malicious. Pandora was scared, because she saw all the evil spirits coming out and tried to close the box as fast as possible, closing Hope inside.Īccording to Hesiod Hope indeed stayed inside because that was Zeus’ will he wanted to let people suffer in order to understand that they should not disobey their gods. Pandora was trying to tame her curiosity, but at the end she could not hold herself anymore she opened the box and all the illnesses and hardships that gods had hidden in the box started coming out. Prometheus had advised Epimetheus not to accept anything from the Gods, but he saw Pandora and was astonished by her beauty, thus he accepted her right away. Then Hermes took her to Epimetheus, brother of Prometheus, to be his wife. Gods told her that the box contained special gifts from them but she was not allowed to open the box ever. Pandora was given a box or a jar, called “pithos” in Greek. Hermes was ordered by Zeus to teach her to be deceitful, stubborn and curious. Hephaestus created her from clay, shaping her perfectly, Aphrodite gave her femininity and Athena taught her crafts. Her gifts were beautifully evil, according to Hesiod.

Pandora was created as a punishment to the mankind Zeus wanted to punish people because Prometheus stole the fire to give it to them. She was created by Gods each one of them gave her a gift, thus, her name in Greek means “the one who bears all gifts”. Pandora was, according to the myth, the first woman on Earth.

Ancient Greeks used this myth not only to instruct themselves about the weaknesses of humans, but also to explain several misfortunes of the human race. “A beautiful play with a heart full of love behind it.The myth of Pandora’s box is considered one of the most descriptive myths of human behavior in Greek mythology. “A beautiful story… from beginning to end.” –Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love Since its debut, The God Box Project (book and play) has raised nearly $400,000 US for cancer, hospice and education charities. This October Quinlan will return to Ireland for a three week tour of nine performances in nine cities, with proceeds benefiting local hospice organizations through the Irish Hospice Foundation. In 2015, Quinlan brought the show to Ireland to benefit the Irish Hospice Foundation with performances at the Pavilion in Dun Laoghaire and the Lime Tree in Limerick and then to Belfast’s Lyric Theater in June 2016. Performed by Quinlan and co-written and directed by Martha Wollner of NYC’s LAByrinth Theater Company, this theatrical piece follows Quinlan on an emotional roller-coaster, ricocheting from grief to laughter to the greatest human challenge: learning to let go. The book inspired her solo show, The God Box, A Daughter’s Story. In her New York Times bestselling book The God Box, Sharing my mother’s gift of faith, love and letting go, Quinlan shares the story of her remarkable discovery of her mother’s “God Boxes” filled with hundreds of private petitions on torn pages and Post-its written by the very hand that had slipped away. Like many people who lose a loved one, author Mary Lou Quinlan, an over-achieving and devoted daughter, struggled to come to terms with the death of her mother-until she found an unexpected gift from the woman she missed so deeply. Mapping the Land: The Literary Landscape of Brian FrielĬo-written by Mary Lou Quinlan & Martha Wollner.

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