上海交通大学：《古希腊文明演绎（Greek Classics）》课程教学资源（PPT讲稿）Pandora_1

上岸充通大学 SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY Pandora 六 漏 SHANG 1日gG ERSITY

Pandora

上游充通大兽 SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY ©Beautiful evil

Beautiful evil

上游充通大兽 Punishment by Zeus SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY ©“Only hope was left within her unbreakable house, She remained under the lip of the jar, and did not fly away.Before [she could] Pandora replaced the lid of the jar. This was the will of aegis-bearing Zeus the Cloud-gatherer

Punishment by Zeus “Only hope was left within her unbreakable house, She remained under the lip of the jar, and did not fly away. Before [she could], Pandora replaced the lid of the jar. This was the will of aegis-bearing Zeus the Cloud-gatherer

上游充通大学 Discussion SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY (1)Think about what Hope is doing in the jar.Why is Hope in the jar?How to interpret Pandora's box? 国 (2)A comparison between Pandora and Eve 。Similarities 。Differences

Discussion (1) Think about what Hope is doing in the jar. Why is Hope in the jar? How to interpret Pandora’s box? (2) A comparison between Pandora and Eve • Similarities • Differences

上游充通大兽 SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY Was it a meaning of how mankind destroys itself with its own curiosities,or just flat out,women brought chaos to the world?

Was it a meaning of how mankind destroys itself with its own curiosities, or just flat out, women brought chaos to the world?

上游充通大兽 SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY "Zeus did not want man to throw his life away,no matter how much the other evils might torment him,but rather to go on letting himself be tormented anew.To that end he gives man hope.In truth,it is the most evil of evils because it prolongs man's torment." -------Friedrich Nietzsche (Human,All Too Human)

"Zeus did not want man to throw his life away, no matter how much the other evils might torment him, but rather to go on letting himself be tormented anew. To that end, he gives man hope. In truth, it is the most evil of evils because it prolongs man's torment." ------- Friedrich Nietzsche (Human, All Too Human)

上游充大学 SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY The jar representing Pandora's womb Pandora and all women are responsible for evil in that they are responsible for life itself.They give birth. Birth also provides the only hope,by providing a new generation

The jar representing Pandora’s womb Pandora and all women are responsible for evil in that they are responsible for life itself. They give birth. Birth also provides the only hope, by providing a new generation

上游充通大学 SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY Reflecting male anxieties about and resentments of sexual reproduction Common in Greek literature All important for men to have sons Pandora can choose to open but could have choser to leave closed the jar

Reflecting male anxieties about and resentments of sexual reproduction Common in Greek literature All important for men to have sons Pandora can choose to open but could have chosen to leave closed the jar

上游充通大兽 SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY A comparison between Pandora and Eve 。Similarities ·Differences

A comparison between Pandora and Eve • Similarities • Differences

上游充通大兽 SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY The metaphor is: Eve created the chaos. but Mary brought the Hope to the world

The metaphor is: Eve created the chaos, but Mary brought the Hope to the world