Pandora

Music streaming service

Pandora comes from Greek mythology—the first woman, created by the gods and given a jar (mistranslated as "box") containing all the world's evils.

When she opened it, misfortune escaped into the world, leaving only hope inside.

A Pandora's box is now any action that unleashes unforeseen troubles: Invading that country opened a Pandora's box.

The name also belongs to a music streaming service that algorithmically generates playlists based on listener preferences.

myth

box

Lidded storage container

Zeus · Epimetheus · Prometheus · Hephaestus · jar · forbidden · unleashed · opened · plagues · misfortune

hope

optimism

Tendency to expect good

promise · potential · prospect · belief · expectation · possibility · resilience · remaining · jar · salvation

streaming

music

Organized auditory art

algorithm · stations · thumbs-up · thumbs-down · discovery · recommendation · subscription · premium · shuffle · genre

moon

Saturn

Ringed gas giant

orbit · irregular · space · NASA · Cassini · rings · discovery · astronomy · celestial · planetary

Avatar

moon

Natural planetary satellite

alien · ecosystem · banshee · RDA

Categories
Opposites
mythological role as bringer of evils

PandoraPrometheus

Fire-stealing benefactor of mortals

cornucopia · Athena · Demeter · Asclepius · healers

hope and fate of humanity

PandoraPrometheus

Fire-stealing benefactor of mortals

benefactor · savior · redeemer

transgressive curiosity

PandoraPenelope

Traditional name, Greek origin

Vesta · Virgin Mary · Athena · faithful wife · Epimetheus

Phrases
Family

Pandora's box

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G