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    In the beginning of the Greek creation myth, Nyx laid a golden egg from which Eros emerged and split the egg in half to create the sky and earth. Uranus and Gaia had many children, including Zeus, who later led his brothers Prometheus and Epimetheus in creating humans and animals. Prometheus formed men in the image of the gods, while Epimetheus gave gifts to the animals, using all gifts and leaving none for man. Distressed, Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to humanity. Zeus later had a beautiful woman, Pandora, created and gifted with curiosity and a box she was not to open, which she did, releasing all evils of the world. Hope

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    In the beginning of the Greek creation myth, Nyx laid a golden egg from which Eros emerged and split the egg in half to create the sky and earth. Uranus and Gaia had many children, including Zeus, who later led his brothers Prometheus and Epimetheus in creating humans and animals. Prometheus formed men in the image of the gods, while Epimetheus gave gifts to the animals, using all gifts and leaving none for man. Distressed, Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to humanity. Zeus later had a beautiful woman, Pandora, created and gifted with curiosity and a box she was not to open, which she did, releasing all evils of the world. Hope

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    In the beginning of the Greek creation myth, Nyx laid a golden egg from which Eros emerged and split the egg in half to create the sky and earth. Uranus and Gaia had many children, including Zeus, who later led his brothers Prometheus and Epimetheus in creating humans and animals. Prometheus formed men in the image of the gods, while Epimetheus gave gifts to the animals, using all gifts and leaving none for man. Distressed, Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to humanity. Zeus later had a beautiful woman, Pandora, created and gifted with curiosity and a box she was not to open, which she did, releasing all evils of the world. Hope

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    Greek Creation Myth

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    In the beginning of the Greek creation myth, Nyx laid a golden egg from which Eros emerged and split the egg in half to create the sky and earth. Uranus and Gaia had many children, including Zeus, who later led his brothers Prometheus and Epimetheus in creating humans and animals. Prometheus formed men in the image of the gods, while Epimetheus gave gifts to the animals, using all gifts and leaving none for man. Distressed, Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to humanity. Zeus later had a beautiful woman, Pandora, created and gifted with curiosity and a box she was not to open, which she did, releasing all evils of the world. Hope

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    Greek Creation Myth

    In the beginning there was an empty darkness. The only thing in this void was
    Nyx, a bird with black wings. With the wind she laid a golden egg and for ages she
    sat upon this egg. Finally life began to stir in the egg and out of it rose Eros, the
    god of love. One half of the shell rose into the air and became the sky and the other
    became the Earth. Eros named the sky Uranus and the Earth he named Gaia.

    Uranus and Gaia had many children together and eventually they had
    grandchildren. Their youngest son Zeus, had reached manhood and became the
    leader. Soon the Earth lacked only two things: man and animals. Zeus summoned
    his sons Prometheus (fore-thought) and Epimetheus (after-thought). He told them
    to go to Earth and create men and animals and give them each a gift.

    Prometheus set to work forming men in the image of the gods and Epimetheus
    worked on the animals. As Epimetheus worked he gave each animal he created one
    of the gifts. After Epimetheus had completed his work Prometheus finally finished
    making men. However when he went to see what gift to give man Epimetheus
    shamefacedly informed him that he had foolishly used all the gifts.

    Distressed, Prometheus decided he had to give man fire, even though gods were
    the only ones meant to have access to it. As the sun god rode out into the world the
    next morning Prometheus took some of the fire and brought it back to man. He
    taught his creation how to take care of it and then left them.

    Next was the creation of woman. One of Zeus’ sons created a woman of great
    beauty, Pandora. Each of the gods gave her a gift. Zeus' present was curiosity and a
    box which he ordered her never to open. Pandora married Epimetheus .

    Pandora's life with Epimetheus was happy except for her intense longing to open
    the box. She was convinced that because the gods and goddesses had showered so
    many glorious gifts upon her that this one would also be wonderful. One day when
    Epimetheus was gone she opened the box.

    Out of the box flew all of the horrors which plague the world today - pain,
    sickness, envy, greed. Upon hearing Pandora's screams Epimetheus rushed home
    and fastened the lid shut, but all of the evils had already escaped.

    Later that night they heard a voice coming from the box saying,

    "Let me out. I am hope."

    Pandora and Epimetheus released her and she flew out into the world to give hope
    to humankind.
       

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