1. What is Myth? Pandora’s Box John William Waterhouse 1896. Oil on canvas Private Collection

2. What is a Myth? A story about the past Handed down from generation to generation (tradition) About gods and heroes and the supernatural Religious context Expression of cultural values (charter myth) Teaches moral lessons Explains natural phenomena and events Essential human experience Culturally true rather than historically accurate and factual Entertainment

3. Pandora’s Box Lefebvre, Jules Joseph 1882. Oil on canvas Private Collection

4. Pandora’s Box (1878) Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828 - 1882) Coloured chalks, 100.8 x 66.7cm

5. THE CREATION OF PANDORA Museum Collection: British Museum, London, United Kingdom Catalogue Number: London D4 Beazley Archive Number: 211449 Ware: Attic Red Figure (White Ground) Shape: Kylix Painter: Attributed to the Tarquinia Painter Date: ca 470 BC Period: Classical Note: Image below has been touched up!

6. Pandora Emerging from the Earth 5° century Greek vase

8. John William Waterhouse. 1896. Oil on canvas Private Collection

11. Some Questions to Ask about Mythology What cultural Insights does a myth tell us about the society that tells a particular story? What Roles do these myths play in this society? What Functions do these myths serve in the modern world? Answering these questions is a Sisyphean Task.

12. Achelous Painter late 6th century BC