Pandora's box Pandora herself. There is also an alternative tradition in which the divine gift of a jar was opened by a curious male. According to Hesiod, when Prometheus stole fire from heaven, Zeus, the king of the gods, took vengeance by presenting Pandora to Prometheus' brother Epimetheus. Pandora opened a jar left in his care containing sickness, death and many other unspecified evils which were then released into the world. Though she hastened to close the container, only one thing was left behind – usually translated as Hope, though it could also have the pessimistic meaning of "deceptive expectation". From this
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