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Pandora — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Pandora name In Greek mythology, the first woman, given a sealed box (actually a jar) by the gods and warned never to open it — she did anyway, releasing all the troubles of the world.

Senses

Pandora is used for these senses in English:

  • Pandora (Greek mythology) The first woman on earth, who had been given a box by the gods and instructed not to open it, but who disobeyed the instructions out of curiosity, releasing all manner of evils into the world.

Pandora — full definition

  1. name In Greek mythology, the first woman, given a sealed box (actually a jar) by the gods and warned never to open it — she did anyway, releasing all the troubles of the world.
  2. name A small moon of Saturn.
  3. noun Any fish of the genus Pagellus, a group of sea breams.