For men, Zeus had something even worse.
Until now, there were no women on the earth, only men.
So Zeus ordered Hephaestus to make a woman out of clay,
and she was brought to life by the four winds.
Athena gave her luxurious clothing, Aphrodite gave her stunning beauty,
Hermes gave her wise speech,
and the end result was so perfect that the gods named her Pandora,
which means "all-gifted."
The gods then presented Pandora as a wife for Prometheus's brother, Epimetheus,
who was so swept away by her beauty and charm that he forgot his brother's warning.
Along with Pandora came a mysterious and beautiful box,
which was a special wedding gift from Zeus, but he had warned Pandora never to open it.
But soon Pandora's natural curiosity got the better of her,
and Pandora decided it couldn't hurt to take a peek inside the box.
But as soon as she cracked it open just a little, out burst all the pain,
all the evil, and all the sickness that ever existed, and spread over the world.
As much as she tried, she couldn't shut the box until everything escaped,
including one tiny little spirit that represented hope.
This means that no matter how many hardships we face, we always have the glimmer of hope.
Pandora remembered the warning from Zeus that she should never open the box,
and she was worried that he would be very angry with her.
But the truth was that he planned for all this happen all along-
Zeus had finally gotten his revenge.