| NOUN | artifact | Pandora's box | (Greek mythology) a box that Zeus gave to Pandora with instructions that she not open it |
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| Meaning | (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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| Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
| Instance of | chest | box with a lid |
| Catalan | capsa de Pandora | |
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