Pandora was created by Zeus as a poisoned gift for man. The Gods bestowed her with a box she should never open, and they also gave her a mischievous and curious spirit. When she could no longer resist and opened her box, a flurry of evils, diseases, and sorrows escaped; however, the Gods had concealed one kindly creature, Hope. So before she “opened Pandora’s box,” Hope had not existed in the world.