1. Greek Creation: Creation of Man
Instructor: Joanna Piris

2. Crime and Punishment
Prometheus tricks Zeus and men get best part of sacrifice
Zeus keeps fire from men
Prometheus steals fire for men
Zeus punishes men with creation of first woman (Pandora)

3. Punishment of Prometheus
Black-figure cup , Prometheus chained to column, BC

4. Woman: The beautiful evil
The Creation of Pandora
Hephaestus: god of the forge
Athena: goddess of wisdom, battle
Aphrodite: goddess of love
Hermes: messenger god
PANDO′RA (Pandôra), i. e. the giver of all, or endowed with every thing, is the name of the first woman on earth. When Prometheus had stolen the fire from heaven, Zeus in revenge caused Hephaestus to make a woman out of earth, who by her charms and beauty should bring misery upon the human race (Hes. Theog.571, &c.; Stob. Serin. 1). Aphrodite adorned her with beauty, Hermes gave her boldness and cunning, and the gods called her Pandora, as each of the Olympians had given her some power by which she was to work the ruin of man. Hermes took her to Epimetheus, who forgot the advice of his brother Prometheus, not to accept any gift from Zeus, and from that moment all miseries came down upon men (Hes. Op. et Dies, 50, &c.). According to some mythographers, Epimetheus became by her the father of Pyrrha and Deucalion (Hygin. Fab. 142; Apollod. i. 7. § 2 ; Procl. ad Hes. Op. p. 30, ed. Heinsius; Ov. Met. i. 350); others make Pandora a daughter of Pyrrha and Deucalion (Eustath. ad Hom. p. 23). Later writers speak of a vessel of Pandora, containing all the blessings of the gods, which would have been preserved for the human race, had not Pandora opened the vessel, so that the winged blessings escaped irrecoverably. The birth of Pandora was represented on the pedestal of the statue of Athena, in the Parthenon at Athens (Paus. i. 24. § 7). In the Orphic poems Pandora occurs as an infernal awful divinity, and is associated with Hecate and the Erinnyes (Orph. Argon. 974). Pandora also occurs as a surname of Gaea (Earth), as the giver of all. (Schol. ad Aristoph. Av. 970; Philostr. Vit. Apoll. vi. 39; Hesych. s.v.)
The creation of Pandora; interior of a cup, 470/ 460 B.C.

5. Woman: The beautiful evil
Pandora: “all gifts”
Epimetheus: Prometheus’ dumb brother
Punishment #2: MARRIAGE
“Beautiful evil”
“A sheer trick, from which humans can not escape”
“a great affliction”

6. Creation of Pandora
Beautiful but sly and bad mannered; a drain on the resources of men
Pandora releases pain and evil into world
Only hope remains (double meaning?)
Greek Misogyny on part of Hesiod

7. Hesiod’s Ages of Man in Works and Days
Man is in a perpetual state of decline
Golden Age
Silver Age
Bronze Age
Race of Heroes
Iron Age

8. Golden Age
Behavior toward men and gods is pure therefore no need for laws
Handsome in appearance since no cares
Food provided by the earth
Did not sail, build walls or armies
Died in sleep and spirits roamed land as protectors

9. Silver Age Behavior is juvenile although they grew and aged
100 years with moms
Didn’t respect others or gods
4 seasons therefore had to build houses
Had to grow food
When they died their spirits went to underworld

10. Bronze Age Behavior is cruel and bloodthirsty for battle
Loved Ares and hearts heard
Died young
Shades descended into underworld
Left no lasting good names

11. Heroic Age Noble and virtuous Islands of the blessed
No grief only honor and glory

12. Iron Age Behavior is criminal with no shame
Work and labor ever present
Divide earth into property
Build ships for sailing
Mine earth for riches
Battle in war
Will end when Zeus destroys iron race on account of evil ways