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Stories of Pandora and Eve
The Greek myth of Pandora and the Hebrew story of Eve both relate the creation of the
first woman, but the woman was created for different reasons. The story of Pandora is
about the betrayal of a titan, named Prometheus, who stole fire from Zeus and the gods and
gave it to man. As a punishment, a woman was created to bring misfortunes to mankind. In
the story of Eve, a woman was created by God as a companion for man, but she also
brought misfortunes to man. Although both stories are about the creation of the first
woman and how their disobedience is the source of despair for mankind, the story of Eve
has a more positive view of women.
In the Greek myth of Pandora, the creation of the first woman was ordered by Zeus as a
gift to punish man for stealing fire. Zeus ordered the other gods to create Pandora. She was
given several traits by different gods such as beauty, musical talents, healing, manual
dexterity, and gardening. Pandora was lovable, talented and was the ideal female. In
addition, Pandora was also given a box and told never to open it. Yet, given the traits of
foolishness and curiosity, she opened the box and released the misfortunes that afflict
mankind. In the story of Eve, the creation of the first woman was by God, who decided
that Adam should not be alone : “It is not good that the man should be alone. I shall make
