pandora

¹

[ pan-dawr-uh, -dohr-uh ]

noun

1. bandore.

Pandora

²

[ pan-dawr-uh, -dohr-uh ]

noun

1. Classical Mythology. the first woman, created by Hephaestus, endowed by the gods with all the graces and treacherously presented to Epimetheus along with a box (originally a jar) in which Prometheus had confined all the evils that could trouble humanity. As the gods had anticipated, Pandora gave in to her curiosity and opened the box, allowing the evils to escape, thereby frustrating the efforts of Prometheus. In some versions, the box contained blessings, all of which escaped but hope.

Pandora

¹

/ pænˈdɔː; ˈpændɔː; pænˈdɔːrə /

noun

1. Greek myth the first woman, made out of earth as the gods' revenge on man for obtaining fire from Prometheus. Given a box ( Pandora's box ) that she was forbidden to open, she disobeyed out of curiosity and released from it all the ills that beset man, leaving only hope within

pandora

²

/ pænˈdɔːrə /

noun

1. a handsome red sea bream, Pagellus erythrinus, of European coastal waters, caught for food in the Mediterranean
2. a marine bivalve mollusc of the genus Pandora that lives on the surface of sandy shores and has thin equal valves
3. music another word for bandore

Word History and Origins

Origin of pandora¹

< Latin < Greek Pandṓra, equivalent to pan- pan- + dôr ( on ) gift + -a feminine noun ending

Word History and Origins

Origin of pandora¹

from Greek, literally: all-gifted

Origin of pandora²

after Pandora

Example Sentences

Sitting House Speaker Mike Johnson argued against the report's release in a Sunday appearance on Fox News, saying it could "open Pandora's box" if the panel started issuing reports about those who are not members of the body.

From BBC

He told Fox News it was a "Pandora's box" because Putin's isolation would increase the pressure on him.

From BBC

“I think it would open a Pandora’s box. It’s a very important rule that should be maintained. It has been broken once or twice; it should not have been.”

From Salon

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the call was a “Pandora’s box” and argued it weakens Putin's isolation.

From BBC

April’s EP “Pandora” raised the stakes for her writing and burgeoning fame.

From Los Angeles Times