Definitions for pandora
pænˈdɔr ə, -ˈdoʊr ə; pænˈdɔr, -ˈdoʊr, ˈpæn dɔr, -doʊrpan·do·ra

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Pandoranoun

   (Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Pandoranoun

   The first woman on earth, who had been given a box by the gods and instructed not to open it, but who disobeyed the instructions out of curiosity, releasing all manner of evils into the world.

2. Pandoranoun

   A moon of the planet Saturn.

3. pandoranoun

   Common name for a number of fish of genus Pagellus

4. Etymology: From Πανδώρα.

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1. Pandora

   In Greek mythology, Pandora (Greek: Πανδώρα, derived from πᾶν, pān, i.e. "all" and δῶρον, dōron, i.e. "gift", thus "the all-endowed", "all-gifted" or "all-giving") was the first human woman created by Hephaestus on the instructions of Zeus. As Hesiod related it, each god cooperated by giving her unique gifts. Her other name—inscribed against her figure on a white-ground kylix in the British Museum—is Anesidora (Ancient Greek: Ἀνησιδώρα), "she who sends up gifts" (up implying "from below" within the earth). The Pandora myth is a kind of theodicy, addressing the question of why there is evil in the world, according to which, Pandora opened a jar (pithos) (commonly referred to as "Pandora's box") releasing all the evils of humanity. It has been argued that Hesiod's interpretation of Pandora's story went on to influence both Jewish and Christian theology and so perpetuated her bad reputation into the Renaissance. Later poets, dramatists, painters and sculptors made her their subject.

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1. pandora

   Named after the first human woman in Greek mythology, Pandora is a music streaming company that creates personalized radio stations based on an artist or song. Pandora uses a music genome project, which identifies musical components in songs and builds playlists with similar characteristics. It's also known for its music recommendation feature. Over the years, the company has grown to include podcasts and other forms of audio content.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Pandoranoun

   a beautiful woman (all-gifted), whom Jupiter caused Vulcan to make out of clay in order to punish the human race, because Prometheus had stolen the fire from heaven. Jupiter gave Pandora a box containing all human ills, which, when the box was opened, escaped and spread over the earth. Hope alone remained in the box. Another version makes the box contain all the blessings of the gods, which were lost to men when Pandora opened it

2. Pandoranoun

   a genus of marine bivalves, in which one valve is flat, the other convex

3. Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. Pandw`ra; pa^s, pa^n, all + dw^ron a gift.]

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1. Pandora

   In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first human woman created by the gods, specifically by Hephaestus and Athena on the instructions of Zeus. As Hesiod related it, each god helped create her by giving her unique gifts. Zeus ordered Hephaestus to mold her out of earth as part of the punishment of humanity for Prometheus' theft of the secret of fire, and all the gods joined in offering her "seductive gifts". Her other name, inscribed against her figure on a white-ground kylix in the British Museum, is Anesidora, "she who sends up gifts," up implying "from below" within the earth. According to the myth, Pandora opened a jar, in modern accounts sometimes mistranslated as "Pandora's box", releasing all the evils of humanity—although the particular evils, aside from plagues and diseases, are not specified in detail by Hesiod—leaving only Hope inside once she had closed it again. She opened the jar out of simple curiosity and not as a malicious act. The myth of Pandora is ancient, appears in several distinct Greek versions, and has been interpreted in many ways. In all literary versions, however, the myth is a kind of theodicy, addressing the question of why there is evil in the world. In the seventh century BC, Hesiod, both in his Theogony and in Works and Days, gives the earliest literary version of the Pandora story; however, there is an older mention of jars or urns containing blessings and evils bestowed upon humanity in Homer's Iliad:

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1. Pandora

   pan-dō′ra, n. a beautiful woman to whom Jupiter, in order to punish the theft of heavenly fire by Prometheus, gave a box containing all the ills of human life, which, on the box being opened, spread over all the earth. [Gr., pan, all, dōron, a gift.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Pandora

   (i. e. the All-Gifted) in the Greek mythology a woman of surpassing beauty, fashioned by Hephæstos, and endowed with every gift and all graces by Athena, sent by Zeus to Epimetheus (q. v.) to avenge the wrong done to the gods by his brother Prometheus, bearing with her a box full of all forms of evil, which Epimetheus, though cautioned by his brother, pried into when she left, to the escape of the contents all over the earth in winged flight, Hope alone remaining behind in the casket.

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1. pandora

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1. Pandora

   (Pando′ra), according to Hesiod, was the first mortal female. Vulcan made her of clay, and gave her life. Venus gave her beauty; and the art of captivating was bestowed upon her by the Graces. She was taught singing by Apollo, and Mercury taught her oratory. Jupiter gave her a box, the famous “Pandora’s Box,” which she was told to give to her husband, Epimetheus, brother of Prometheus. As soon as he opened it there issued from it numberless diseases and evils which were soon spread all over the world, and from that moment they have afflicted the human race. It is said that Hope alone remained in the box. Pandora means “the all-gifted.”

   “More lovely than Pandora, whom the gods Endowed with all their gifts.” (Milton.)

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1. PANDORA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pandora is ranked #151532 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Pandora surname appeared 108 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Pandora.
   
   88.8% or 96 total occurrences were White.

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How to pronounce pandora?

1. Alex

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   Karen

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   Zira

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pandora in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pandora in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of pandora in a Sentence

1. Chrystia Freeland:

   People need to be very careful around opening up what could really be a Pandora's box.

2. Uhuru Kenyatta:

   These reports will go a long way in enhancing the financial transparency and openness that we require in Kenya and around the globe. The movement of illicit funds, proceeds of crime and corruption thrive in an environment of secrecy and darkness, the Pandora Papers and subsequent follow up audits will lift that veil of secrecy and darkness for those who can not explain their assets or wealth.

3. Roger Dannenberg:

   The research community thinks of Pandora as having kind of the gold standard.

4. Jeffrey Vlaming:

   CHRIS The bane and blessing of human nature. That old cat killer, curiosity. Something so deeply embedded in our psyches that it screams to us from ancient myths of Pandora. Eve. Lot's wife. JOEL Eve lost paradise, Lot's wife was turned into a pillar of salt. Knowledge doesn't come cheap my friend. CHRIS Good or bad, curiosity is woven into our DNA like tonsils or like the opposable thumb. It's the fire under the ass of the human experience

5. Mike Pence:

   It represents a very bad move in public policy, it opens up from a legal standpoint... a Pandora's Box of legal rights and legal difficulties once you identify homosexuals as a discrete and insular minority.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pandora
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pandora
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pandora
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pandora
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pandora
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Pandora
9. ^ Mythology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42474/pg42474-images.html#:~:text=pandora
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html