Definitions for pandora's box
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1. Pandora's boxnoun

   (Greek mythology) a box that Zeus gave to Pandora with instructions that she not open it; she gave in to her curiosity and opened it; all the miseries and evils flew out to afflict mankind

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1. Pandora's box

   Pandora's box is an artifact in Greek mythology connected with the myth of Pandora in Hesiod's c. 700 B.C. poem Works and Days. Hesiod reported that curiosity led her to open a container left in the care of her husband, thus releasing physical and emotional curses upon mankind. Later depictions of the story have been varied, while some literary and artistic treatments have focused more on the contents than on Pandora herself. The container mentioned in the original account was actually a large storage jar, but the word was later mistranslated. In modern times an idiom has grown from the story meaning "Any source of great and unexpected troubles", or alternatively "A present which seems valuable but which in reality is a curse".

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1. pandora's box

   Pandora's box is a phrase or term deriving from Greek mythology which refers to a source of endless complications or trouble arising from a single act or decision. It is usually used to describe a situation where a seemingly small or innocent action may lead to severe consequences. The phrase comes from the story of Pandora, the first woman on earth, who was given a box by the gods and instructed not to open it, but her curiosity led her to disobey, releasing all evils into the world, leaving only hope inside.

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1. Pandora's Box

   Pandora's Box was a female pop music group assembled by Jim Steinman in the 1980s. Some of its members had previously worked with Steinman, in the ensemble Fire Inc., on the album Bat Out of Hell, on live shows and on other studio recordings. They produced one concept album, Original Sin, released in 1989.

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How to pronounce pandora's box?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pandora's box in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pandora's box in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of pandora's box in a Sentence

1. Emmanuel Macron:

   We would open the Pandora's box. There could be war.

2. Nancy Pelosi:

   If they think that they’re going to upset the verdict of the people in terms of the elections, that can really be opening a very big Pandora’s Box, i think that you change that to your peril.

3. Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi:

   We call on all sides to remain rational and exercise restraint, and not take any escalatory actions that irritate regional tensions, and not open a Pandora's box, in particular, the U.S. side should alter its extreme pressure methods.

4. Catherine Campisi:

   Assisted suicide is inherently dangerous to those who are expensive to care for or who lack access to proper medical care, and rather than open up that Pandora's box, we ought to be exploring how to expand hospice and palliative care to address the needs of those terminally ill.

5. Stella Parton:

   [ People are ] afraid if they say anything it will open a Pandora's box... in this town, there's a code of silence that is deafening. You can hear a pin drop in this town.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora'S_Box
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pandora's box