Pandora's Box

Pandora's Box was an artifact in Greek Mythology. The "box" was actually a large jar (πιθος pithos), that was given to Pandora. Pandora was told not to open it for any reason, but, due to her ever-growing curiosity, she opened it and out of the vase came great evils which spread widely across the Earth.

However, before she closed the box, Pandora also discovered a power called Hope in it. She then reopened it in an effort to aid mankind, and released Hope to the world as well.

Pandora's Box was created by Hephaestus, by order of Zeus, to contain the Evils that were created by the Titanomachy. After he knew that no mere metal could contain the Evils of the World, Hephaestus forged the Box out of a Power greater than that of the Gods: the Flame of Olympus. The Flame, as lethal as it was beautiful, would kill all who dared touch it, and therefore, was the perfect safeguard for the Box. The key to pacifying the Flame was a child that Hephaestus had created from the flame itself - Pandora. After he knew that Zeus would take Pandora from him, Hephaestus tricked Zeus into believing that placing the Box on the back of Cronos would be the safest place, thereby saving Pandora, and condemned Cronos to a life of agony.

The brilliant architect, Pathos Verdes III, was tasked to build a temple in order to house the Box, which ensured that none would be able to reach it. Over time, he descended into madness, and Pandora's Temple's puzzles grew more vicious and complex, accordingly. He eventually committed suicide and left the temple somewhat unfinished.

Although many would-be heroes and treasure seekers fell to the traps of Pandora's Temple seeking the Box, only Kratos claimed the powerful artifact in order to kill Ares. As he found it, however, it was immediately stolen by Harpies as Ares himself slew Kratos. The God of War then chained the Box to his wrist and threatened to unleash it on Mount Olympus itself.

However, Kratos returned from the Underworld due to the help of the mysterious Grave Digger and reclaimed the Box from Ares by the use of Zeus' Fury. At long last, Kratos opened it and drew from its power, which allowed him to meet Ares in battle and eventually kill him with the Blade of the Gods. That would seemingly bring the role of Pandora's Box to an end, but that was not so, for the power of the Box would still rest in Kratos even after he became the new God of War.

Powers

According to Athena and Hephaestus, Pandora's Box contained all of the evils in the world, including that of humanity, which were created in the wake of the Titanomachy. Exactly what that meant was never truly explored, but that did not appear to encompass all of the world's flaws: ample amounts of anger, cruelty, and other negative traits were apparent in the series long before Kratos opened the Box.

However, Athena claimed that the evils within Pandora's Box could destroy the world of both mortals and gods if they were left unchecked, which implied that the powers within Pandora's Box may have been extremely potent versions of natural negative traits that were focused to unnaturally destructive levels by the widespread violence of the Titanomachy.

Curses such as: Fear and Rage and Hatred and Pride and Deceit and Gluttony and Sloth and Envy and Lust and Misery and Avarice and many more bad things

Blessings: such as Hope In addition, Pandora's Box seemed to house divine power within it, as Kratos gained power like that of a God (which changed his size and fought on equal ground with a god), after he opened it.