The Woman in the Moon mythology, at the time of the very beginning of the human race, when the first woman was not yet created. A personified goddess of Nature, accompanied by Concord and Discord ("For Nature works her will from contraries"), descends to a pastoral Earth inhabited by four shepherds. At their petition, Nature breathes life into a clothed statue of the first woman. Concord seals her soul to her body with an embrace, and the new woman is given the best gifts of the seven planets of traditional astronomy and astrology. She is named Pandora. The seven planets, however, are unhappy that Pandora
Piras (mythology) the king who dedicated it. Peiras succeeded his father Argus while his son Triopas in turn followed him on the throne. Piras (mythology) In Greek mythology, Piras (Ancient Greek: Πείραντα) was a king of Argos, otherwise also known as Piren, Peiren (Πειρῆνος), Peiras (Πειράς), Peirasus (Πείρασος) and Piranthus. Piras was the son of Argus and Evadne, daughter of river god Strymon while his brothers were, Ecbasus, Tiryns, Epidaurus, Criasus and according to some, Phorbas also. Piras's wife was Callirrhoe who mothered his sons, Argus, Arestorides and Triopas. According to Hesiod and Acusilaus, Peiren was Io's father while Eusebius mentioned Callithyia