Pandora Hesiod does not say why hope ("elpis") remained in the jar. and closes with the moral (105): "Thus it is not possible to escape the mind of Zeus." Hesiod also outlines how the end of man's Golden Age (an all-male society of immortals who were reverent to the gods, worked hard, and ate from abundant groves of fruit) was brought on by Prometheus. When he stole Fire from Mt. Olympus and gave it to mortal man, Zeus punished the technologically advanced society by creating woman. Thus, Pandora was created as the first woman and given the jar (mistranslated as 'box')
Twins in mythology In Zoroastrian mythology, the twins Ahriman and Ahura Mazda represent the spirits of evil and good. Good and evil are common conflicting personas within twins in mythology. We see this pattern across many cultures, such as several northeastern Native American tribes, for example. Gluskap, the creator God and cultural hero, had to defeat Malsum, his evil twin, who was the ruler of the demons. Many other cultures with rival twin heroes often follow this structure of split moral forces. Twins can also be shown as having special powers and deep bonds. In Greek mythology, Castor and Pollux share a bond