# PANDORA was the first woman who was formed out of clay by the gods. Zeus commanded Hephaistos and the other gods to create a woman, Pandora, and endow her with the beauty and cunning. He then delivered her to Epimetheus, the foolish younger brother of Prometheus, for a bride. When he had received her into his house, Pandora opened the box which Zeus had given her as a wedding present, and released the swarm of evil spirits trapped within.