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pandora
Classical Mythology. the first woman, created by Hephaestus, endowed by the gods with all the graces and treacherously presented to Epimetheus along with a box (originally a jar) in which Prometheus had confined all the evils that could trouble humanity. As the gods had anticipated, Pandora gave in to her curiosity and opened the box, allowing the evils to escape, thereby frustrating the efforts of Prometheus. In some versions, the box contained blessings, all of which escaped but hope. -
talos
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete. -
vulcan
the ancient Roman god of fire and metalworking, identified with the Greek Hephaestus.