“Medusa wasn't always a monster, Helen of Troy wasn't always an adulterer, Pandora wasn't ever a villain.” WomenHistoryFeminismGreek Mythology Book:Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths Source: Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
“Their focus is almost always on the destruction which Pandora has wreaked or will imminently wreak, which is surely a consequence of the Pandora and Eve narratives.” WomenHistoryGreek MythologyEvePandora Book:Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths Source: Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
“Zeus may wish us ill, in other words, but that doesn't mean Pandora herself is evil, any more than the lightning which Zeus hurls at those of us who displease him is evil. Lightning is neutral, neither good nor bad, however much we fear it. Perhaps we can accept that Pandora is the same, unless we choose to see her otherwise.” HistoryFeminismGreek Mythology Book:Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths Source: Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths