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In Greek mythology Pandora, the 'all-gifted', was fashioned from clay by Vulcan. She was sent to earth by Jupiter and became the wife of Epimetheus. When she opened her box, all the evils which have since beset mankind flew out, and the Golden Age came to an end. Hope alone remained inside. This was Jupiter's punishment to the human race for the theft of fire by Prometheus, the brother of Epimetheus. The early Christian Church drew the parallel between Pandora's story and the Fall of Man, hence she became the pagan counterpart of Eve, and was so depicted by Cousin.
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