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The daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora was Pyrrha, who married Deucalion and was one of the two who survived the deluge. | The daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora was Pyrrha, who married Deucalion and was one of the two who survived the deluge. | ||
;'''''There are a few parallels with the Biblical myth of the Original Sin. Epimetheus was a Titan, and was ascribed by Zeus to give a positive trait to all living creatures (just as Adam gave out names). Pandora comes as Eve, and the opening of the box triggers a process similar to the Flight from Eden. | ;'''''There are a few parallels with the Biblical myth of the Original Sin. Epimetheus was a Titan, and was ascribed by Zeus to give a positive trait to all living creatures (just as Adam gave out names). Pandora comes as Eve, and the opening of the box triggers a process similar to the Flight from Eden. Initially, Man was moulded out of clay by Prometheus and Epimetheus (which, in another way, links to Adam too). | ||
===Hope as a form of evil=== | ===Hope as a form of evil=== | ||
Isolating the part of Pandora's myth (see above) that deals with hope... | Isolating the part of Pandora's myth (see above) that deals with hope... | ||