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Pandora

nounfeminine/pɐ̃ˈdoɾɐ/low

pan·do·ra

Definition

In Greek mythology, the first woman created by the gods, who brought a box (jar) containing all evils into the world.
The story of Pandora is often used to illustrate the origin of human problems.
Pandora's box symbolises the inadvertent release of negative consequences.
Common collocations
Pandora's boxmyth of PandoraPandora and Epimetheus

Etymology

Do grego 'Pandōra' (Πανδώρα), nome da primeira mulher na mitologia grega.