Login Preferences
About News Publications Statistics Downloads API Guide License How to use Preferences
bn:00060373n
Noun Named Entity
Categories: Mythological objects, Idioms, Greek mythology, Phrases and idioms derived from Greek mythology
EN
Pandora's box  Box of Pandora  Pandora's+jar  Pandora's Box Story  Pandora's jar
EN
(Greek mythology) a box that Zeus gave to Pandora with instructions that she not open it; she gave in to her curiosity and opened it; all the miseries and evils flew out to afflict mankind WordNet 3.0
English:
mythology
Definitions
Relations
Sources
EN
(Greek mythology) a box that Zeus gave to Pandora with instructions that she not open it; she gave in to her curiosity and opened it; all the miseries and evils flew out to afflict mankind WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Pandora's box is an artifact in Greek mythology connected with the myth of Pandora in Hesiod's c. Wikipedia
A box given to Pandora by Zeus, whose instructions that it must not be opened were ignored with disastrous consequences. Wiktionary
IS A
chest
box
Magic in fiction
pithos
PART OF
Greek mythology
HAS INSTANCE
Pandora
CATEGORY DOMAIN
Greek mythology
DIFFERENT FROM
Pandora's Box
FROM NARRATIVE UNIVERSE
Greek mythology
NAMED AFTER
Pandora
OWNED BY
Pandora
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
Pandora's box
Wikipedia
EN
Pandora's box
Wikidata
EN
Pandora's box
Wiktionary
EN
Pandora's box
Wikipedia Redirections
EN
Box of Pandora, Pandora's+jar, Pandora's Box, Pandora's Box Story, Pandora's jar, Pandora's vase, Pandora Box, Pandora s box, Pandoras box, Pandoras Jar

Please note that, in order to improve your browsing experience on this website, BabelNet® uses various types of cookies, including: browsing functionality, performance and statistical cookies.

By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. OK

License