<P> Pandora's box is an artifact in Greek mythology, taken from the myth of Pandora's creation in Hesiod's Works and Days . The "box" was actually a large jar (πίθος pithos) given to Pandora (Πανδώρα, "all - gifted, all - giving"), which contained all the evils of the world . Pandora opened the jar and all the evils flew out, leaving only "Hope" inside once she had closed it again . </P> <P> Today the phrase "to open Pandora's box" means to perform an action that may seem small or innocent, but that turns out to have severely detrimental and far - reaching negative consequences . </P>

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