According to Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman created by Hephaestus as per Zeus’ instructions. She was given a simple jar, mistranslated as a “box.” This jar contained all the evils of the ...

"Hephaestus spoke, then stood up, passed a double goblet across to his dear mother," says the first book of the Iliad, recounting how the god of fire, metalworking and volcanoes encourages his mother.