Adam and Eve: Adam and Eve is the story in the bible of how evil got into the world. God made man, Adam, to live in the Garden of Eden, where there is no death, conflict, sickness, or hatred. God gave Adam his choice of companion, but none fit. So God took a rib from Adam and made woman-- Eve. They were warned never to eat of The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. They lived happily together, until Eve was tempted by the serpent into eating the fruit that they had been forbidden to eat. By eating the fruit, they committed the first sin and were banished from the garden. Outside the garden, they were forced to endure pain, work for their food, and there was suffering and death.
(Based on Genesis 2-3) |
Pandora's Box: Pandora's box is the Greek myth of how evil came into the world. Prometheus had made mankind, and given them fire, the gift reserved only for the gods. To punish mankind, Zeus commissioned Hephaestus to make Pandora, the first woman. He made her purposely curious, and gave her to Epimetheus, brother of Prometheus, to be his wife. As a wedding gift, he gave her a box and told her never to open it. They lived happily, until Pandora grew curious. She opened the box, and out flew all the bad things in life; pain, suffering, hatred, and all bad things. However, one good thing came out-- hope.
(Based on Robert Grave's Atlas and Prometheus) |
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