Pandora
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The first woman on earth, who had been given a box by the gods and instructed not to open it, but who disobeyed the instructions out of curiosity, releasing all manner of evils into the world.
In Greek mythology, Pandora (from Greek, Πανδώρα – "giver of all", "all-endowed") was the first woman.
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