Classical-mythology Quote by Nicholas Chong

“And Pandora pointed out to Epimetheus that he neither had wings nor wheels & so he should therefore not expect that of her also.And…

— Nicholas Chong

“When Pandora was ready, she was taken by Hermes to Epimetheus as a gift from Zeus. Epimetheus looked at the beautiful girl & asked…

— Nicholas Chong

“Poor, poor Pandora. Zeus sends her off to marry Epimetheus, a not especially bright man she’s never even met, along with a mysterious covered…

— Liane Moriarty

“And thus Epimetheus took the lovely Pandora to wife in spite of the warning of his brother, Prometheus, then in the Caucasus, to beware…

— Nicholas Chong

“Apollo taught her to sing and play the lyre. Athene taught her to spin, Demeter to tend a garden. Aphrodite taught her how to…

— Bernard Evslin

“They gave Pandora a box. Prometheus begged her not to open it. She opened it. Every evil to which human flesh is heir came…

— Kurt Vonnegut

“Fire and hope are connected, just so you know. The way the Greek told it, Zeus put Prometheus and Epimetheus in charge of creating…

— Jodi Picoult

“Aphrodite then promised Zeus that as soon as the girdle could be removed, she would reserve her flower for him. And she told him…

— Nicholas Chong

“Hermes tilted his head. “Percy, that almost sounded like sarcasm. You know very well the gods can’t go around busting heads and ripping up…

— Rick Riordan

“Apollo knew well and good that wishes were nothing more than dust held together with hope, impossible to hold and foolish to dwell on.”

— Annabeth Albert

I picked up Pandora's jar. The spirit of Hope fluttered inside, trying to warm the cold container. "Hestia," I said, "I give this to…

— Rick Riordan

“We were like children after larks, always on the point of catching the art, which was always getting away from us.… At last we…

— Mark A. Flynn