Pandora's box – a blessing – doing among them? This objection leads some to render "elpis" as the expectation of evil, which would make the myth's tone somewhat optimistic: although mankind is troubled by all the evils in the world, at least we are spared the continual expectation of evil, which would make life unbearable. The optimistic reading of the myth is expressed by M. L. West. "Elpis" takes the more common meaning of expectant hope. And while the jar served as a prison for the evils that escaped, it thereafter serves as a residence for Hope. West explains, "It would be
Pandora (moon) albedo, it seems likely that Pandora is a very porous icy body. There is a lot of uncertainty in these values, however, so this remains to be confirmed. Pandora (moon) Pandora ( ; ) is an inner satellite of Saturn. It was discovered in 1980 from photos taken by the "Voyager 1" probe, and was provisionally designated '. In late 1985 it was officially named after Pandora from Greek mythology. It is also designated as '. Pandora was thought to be an outer shepherd satellite of the F Ring. However, recent studies indicate that it does not play such a