Gift to EpimethiusRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
I had a mistress, with beauty and grace,
With a curious hand and fair of face. She was the first on earth, and made of clay. I was a gift to Epimethius on their wedding day. The Gods, they warned her to let me be. But none of their warnings did she heed. You see, my mistress was alone one day, When to me her inquisitive hand did stray. She gave you sickness, destruction, and greed, And all of the things from which evil does feed. But do not be angry, do not mope. The last she gave you? It was hope. What am I and who was my mistress? AnswerThe poem is written from the point of view of Pandora's Box; "my mistress" refers to Pandora.According to Greek mythology, Pandora was created out of clay. Before Pandora, there were only men on earth. Pandora was fashioned by Zeus as part of his punishment for Prometheus' theft of the secret of fire. She was gifted with beauty, grace, musical talent and a gift for healing. Finally, Zeus gave her curiosity. He gave her as a gift to Epimethius and presented the box as her dowry, telling them both not to open it. Pandora's curiosity got the better of her and she opened the box releasing all the evil that is in the world today. However, some good came from it; at the bottom of the box was hope. Hide What Next?
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