Works and Days men and gods were dividing a feast, and for his subsequent theft of fire. In the "Works and Days" Hesiod proceeds directly to the theft of fire and punishment. Zeus instructed the gods to build an "evil" for mankind: that is, Pandora, whom Prometheus's brother Epimetheus accepted from Hermes despite his brother's warnings never to accept gifts from the gods. Before Pandora's arrival, man had lived free from evils, toil and illness, but she had been given a jar which contained all these curses; this she opened, releasing all its contents but Elpis (, "Hope" or "Expectation"). The Myth of
Pandora Pann Pandora Pann Pandora Pann is a fictional comic book character owned by DC Comics. Pandora debuted in "The Comic Reader" #197 (December 1981) and was created by Len Wein and Ross Andru. Pandora Pann is based on the Greek myth of Pandora the first woman, as related by the poet Hesiod in his epic poem, the "Theogony" (700 BCE). The character was originally slated for a September 1982 publication date by DC Comics. Len Wein and Ross Andru’s Pandora Pann was described in "The Comic Reader" #197 (December 1981) as "the assistant of an archaeologist who unwittingly opens Pandora's box