pandora

¹ American  

[pan-dawr-uh, -dohr-uh] / pænˈdɔr ə, -ˈdoʊr ə /

Also pandore

noun

1. bandore.

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Pandora ² American  

[pan-dawr-uh, -dohr-uh] / pænˈdɔr ə, -ˈdoʊr ə /

noun

1. 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.

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pandora ¹ British  

/ pænˈdɔːrə /

noun

1. a handsome red sea bream, Pagellus erythrinus, of European coastal waters, caught for food in the Mediterranean

2. a marine bivalve mollusc of the genus Pandora that lives on the surface of sandy shores and has thin equal valves

3. music another word for bandore

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Pandora ² British  

/ pænˈdɔː, ˈpændɔː, pænˈdɔːrə /

noun

1. Greek myth the first woman, made out of earth as the gods' revenge on man for obtaining fire from Prometheus. Given a box ( Pandora's box ) that she was forbidden to open, she disobeyed out of curiosity and released from it all the ills that beset man, leaving only hope within

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Etymology

Origin of Pandora

< Latin < Greek Pandṓra, equivalent to pan- pan- + dôr ( on ) gift + -a feminine noun ending

Example Sentences

Major contributors to sales growth included the latest instalment in the Assassin's Creed series, released last year, and the "Avatar" film tie-in game "Frontiers of Pandora" -- updated to coincide with the release of the James Cameron saga's latest episode in December.

From Barron's

Jewelry company Pandora, which sells customizable charm bracelets, uses Claude Code for some of its coding issues, and AI agents handle 60% of customer interactions.

From The Wall Street Journal

But David Walmsley, Pandora’s chief digital and technology officer, is less willing to rush to experiment when it comes to critical functions such as human resources.

From The Wall Street Journal

Though Robert Polito doesn’t cite this exchange in “After the Flood: Inside Bob Dylan’s Memory Palace,” he does mention this box: An object as central to Mr. Dylan’s story as Pandora’s was to hers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jeweller Pandora has said it will switch from using silver in some of its ranges to platinum following a dramatic increase in prices.

From BBC