The story of Pandora is a common myth heard among many civilizations and societies across the world, though with each culture, it tends to change. Like the story of Adam and Eve, knowledge is often seen as a burden, or a curse. Pandora’s box is a cautionary tale that warns against the breaking of vows, and the dangers that come from curiosity and the obtaining of forbidden knowledge. When Pandora was born, Zeus gifted her a gilded box. He told her that under no circumstances should any mortal be allowed to gaze into the contents.