Greek Classics: Pandora's Box (Easy Classics)

After punishing the Titan Prometheus for stealing fire for humans, Zeus commands Hephaestus to create Pandora, the first mortal woman. Then he gives Pandora a beautiful golden box, and tells her never to open it. Pandora-s curiosity about the box grows until she cannot resist looking inside. The moment she does, Zeus-s final punishment is unleashed.