Prometheus,
Epimethius, and
Pandora
By: Chiemeng Cha, Bang Hoang,
Tom Hawj, and Teeda Sisombath
Zeus
King of the God’s.
 His symbol is a thunderbolt.
 He was a player.
 He punished Prometheus
for disobeying and giving
man fire.
 Selfish and greedy and didn’t
care for mankind.
 Played tricks on everyone.
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Prometheus
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One of the Titans Zeus spared when they fought
against Jupiter.
Brother to Atlas, Epimetheus
and Menoetius.
He discovered fire for mankind.
He was punished by Zeus for giving
fire to man.
An eagle would eat from his regenerating liver
everyday.
Prometheus has the gift of forethought; thinking
for the future.
Epimethius
Brother to Prometheus.
 Also a titan that Zeus spared.
 Gift of afterthought;
always thinking about the past.
 Married to Pandora
 Epimetheus is depicted
as foolish.
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Pandora
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Created by Hephaestus
God’s added their traits to her
Married to Epithemius.
Attractive and Kind
No one could stop loving her.
Received a box/jar from Zeus as a gift.
She was told never to open it.
She disobeyed anyways and did.
Metaphysical Function (Man vs. God(s)
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Prometheus sees men dying from starvation,
being hunted by beasts, and shivering in the
cold because they had no fire.
He soon gives fire to the men and teaches them
how to survive.
Lesson: This teaches the lesson that the gods
may care about men even if they are the most
miserable of all living creatures that time.
Metaphysical (cont.)
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When Pandora opened the box or jar. Creatures
of different kinds flew out to every house and
nestled down on men, women, children and put
an end to all their joy.
Lesson: This teaches a lesson that supernatural
beings can cause men and women and children
to go through much pain. It can also tell you that
they are scary and only want to cause pain.
Cosmological Function (Man vs. Nature)
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As Prometheus traveled through the world of mankind,
he happened to pick up a reed along the way. When he
broke it off he witnessed that the center contained a dry,
soft pith that would keep on a long time. Prometheus
decided he would use the reed to bring fire from the sun
to mankind.
Lesson: This teaches a lesson about a person’s strong
will and determination. When a person has made up his
mind, even the impossible things can be done.
Cosmological (cont.)
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Not too long after Prometheus brought fire to
mankind, humans began learning how to cook,
hunt, and eat like men. Instead of living in their
caves and dark places, they came out in the
open air and the sunlight, and they were glad
that life had been given to them.
Lesson: This teaches a lesson that humans are
intelligent beings. With a little bit of help and
resources, they can learn to learn to live a
civilized life.
Sociological (Man vs. Man)
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Prometheus is upset with the fact that Zeus believes that
mankind could possibly become wise and strong if given the
gift of fire.
Maddened by Prometheus’s actions upon showing people
how to live and the warmth of fire, Zeus sets out his anger by
distressing mankind.
Lesson: What is learned is that in times of sorrow, there are
those who will stand up for what is right and those who will
feel the affects of the outcome.
When there is good, there will be evil and with out struggle,
there will be no progress.
Psychological (Man vs. Self)
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Prometheus felt bad that man didn’t have fire.
He did it from his own will knowing he’s disobeying
Zeus by giving fire to men.
He later was punished by Zeus.
Lesson: Sharing is caring
Even though caring is a good thing, there are
consequences for being the nice guy.
Psychological (cont.)
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After receiving the box from Zeus, Athena warned her
never to open it.
She felt that Athena was just jealous and that there was
probably jewels in the box.
Instead she let out diseases, illness, and creatures that
put an end to men’s hope.
Pandora was also being selfish, because she was thinking
about herself and the jewels.
Greed is one of the deadly sins and she was filled with it.
Lesson: This lesson teaches things should be left
untouched; curiosity can kill.
Allusion of Pandora
Pandora's Box
by Esmeralda Kent
Always scolded as small children,
those who ask too many questions
never learn to take direction,
"How'd that rabbit get inside that hat?"
All the anger that's been hidden
Deep in secret hiding places,
throwing masks across our faces,
"Did curiosity really kill the cat?"
Twas a time when passion was the key
Which opened up the pain in me,
Destroying all the locks.
Unleashing demons spawned in fear,
Reflecting shadows in the mirror
of Pandora's Box.
Open it up, all that is concealed,
Open it up, so the truth can be revealed,
You must break all your locks.
Open it up, take a look inside,
Open it up, have you anything to hide
Inside Pandora's Box?