The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-18
PROMETHEUS AND
PANDORA

More lovely than Pandora, whom
the gods Endowed with all their gifts,
she ensnared Mankind with her fair
looks, to be avenged of him who had
stole Joves authentic fire.
Paradise Lost"
Prometheus has always been a IA.
vorite subject with the poets. He is
represented as the friend of man
kind, who interposed in their behalf
when love was incensed against
them, and who taught them civilian
ton and the arts.
This mythical figure is supposed to
have had his being before earth and
sea and heaven were created. At
that period, when earth, sea and air
were all mixed up together, it is
supposed that some god-it is not
known which-gave his good offices
in arranging and disposing the earth.
He appointed rivers and bays their
places, raised mountains, scooped out
valleys, distributed woods, etc. The
air being cleared, the stars began to
appear, fishes took possession of the
sea, birds of the air, and four footed
beasts of the land.
But a nobler animal was wanted,
and man was made. The fable runs
that Prometheus took some of his
earth, so lately separated from
heaven, and, kneadiing it up with
water, made man in the image of the
gods.
Prometheus was one of the Titan5,
a gigantic race who inhabited the
earth before the creation of man. To
| him and his brother Epimetheus was
committed the office of making man,
and providing him and all other ami
mails with the faculties necessary
/ for their preservation.
/ Woman had not been made. The
story goes that Jupiter made her, and
sent her to Prometheus and his
/ brother to punish them for their pre-
sumption in stealing fire from
heaven and man, for accepting the
gift. The first woman was named
/ Pandora She was made in heaven
every god contributing something to
perfect her. Venus gave her beauty
Mercury persuasion, Apollo music
etc. Thus equipped she was convey
ed to earth and presented to Epi-
metheus, who gladly accepted her
| Epimetheus had in his house a jar
in which were kept obnoxious articles
and Pandora was seized with an
eager curiosity to know what this
jar contained. One day she slipped
off the cover and looked in Forth
With there escaped a multitude OF
plaques for hapless man and scat
tered themselves far and wide. Pan
dora fastened to replace the lid, but,
alas! the whole contents of the jar
had escaped, with the exception OF
hope" which lay at the bottom.
The world being thus furnished
with Inhabitants, the first age was
an age of innocence and happiness,
and it was called the golden age.
Then succeeded the silver age, infer
Tor to the golden, but better than that
of brass or the brazen age that fol
lowed. Finally came the iron age
and the earth was rent with troubles
Jupiter, seeing this state of things
burned with anger. He summoned the
gods to council and took the road t.
the palace of heaven The road
which any one may see on clea
|, night, stretches across the face. .
e the sky, and is called the milky. way
: Along the road stand the palaces c
the illustrious gods and the commo
e people of the skies live apart o
either side. Jupiter set forth tn
condition of things on the earth an
i at this council decided to drown tn
u world the result being the delug
Of Thus runs the story, with nothing +
IS lated of what became of Prometheu
lie Epimetheus and Pandora,
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