English Original
The myth recounts that Jupiter created the first woman, Pandora, as a punishment for Prometheus and his brother for stealing fire from heaven, and for humanity's acceptance of it. Fashioned by the gods, she was endowed with beauty by Venus, persuasion by Mercury, and music by Apollo, among other gifts.
She was sent to Epimetheus, who, despite his brother's warnings, welcomed her. In his house was a jar containing various evils, which had been sealed away. Overcome by curiosity, Pandora opened the jar, releasing a multitude of plagues—such as gout, rheumatism, envy, and spite—upon humanity. She quickly closed it, but only Hope remained trapped inside. Thus, even amidst all evils, hope never entirely abandons humankind.
An alternative version suggests Pandora was sent with good intentions, bearing a box of blessings for her marriage. By accident, she opened it, letting all the blessings escape except for Hope. This account seems more plausible, questioning how hope could reside in a vessel filled solely with evils.
中文翻译
神话记载，朱庇特创造了第一个女人潘多拉，作为对普罗米修斯兄弟盗取天火以及人类接受此火的惩罚。众神共同塑造了她：维纳斯赋予美貌，墨丘利赋予口才，阿波罗赋予音乐等天赋。
她被送到埃庇米修斯那里。尽管哥哥曾警告他要提防朱庇特及其礼物，埃庇米修斯还是欣然接受了潘多拉。他家中有一个罐子，里面封存着各种灾祸。潘多拉被强烈的好奇心驱使，打开了罐子，将诸多瘟疫——如痛风、风湿、嫉妒与怨恨——释放到人间。她急忙盖上盖子，但只有希望被留在了罐底。因此，即便面对所有苦难，希望也从未完全抛弃人类。
另一个版本则说，潘多拉是带着善意被派往人间的，携带着一个装满婚姻祝福的盒子。她不小心打开了盒子，让所有祝福都飞走了，唯独希望留了下来。这个说法似乎更合理，因为它提出了疑问：希望这样珍贵的宝物，怎会与各种灾祸同处一罐？