Pandora

Pandora

In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first human woman, created by Hephaestus on the instructions of Zeus. As Hesiod related it, each deity cooperated by giving her unique gifts. Her other name—inscribed against her figure on a white-ground kylix in the British Museum—is Anesidora.

Pandora (Avatar)

Pandora is an exomoon within the fictional universe of Avatar, serving as the primary location of the franchise. Slightly smaller than Earth, Pandora is inhabited by native Na'vi and Tulkun, among many other species who call the planet home. Pandora is covered in dense bioluminescent forest, oceans and floating mountains. Appearing across different media, it first appeared as the setting of Avatar (2009) and its sequels, along with the video games Avatar: The Game (2009) and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (2023), various graphic novels, a stage show and a theme park area. In the film series, Pandora is a source of a large amount of unobtainium present beneath the surface, which humanity from a future Earth attempt to exploit. In later movies, humanity shift their focus to hunting the Tulkun, hosts to amrita, a substance that stops humans aging.

Pandora

Proper noun

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Entomophthoraceae – certain fungi not placed within a phylum.

Proper noun

1. The first woman on earth, who had been given a box by the gods and instructed not to open it, but who disobeyed the instructions out of curiosity, releasing all manner of evils into the world.
2. A moon of the planet Saturn.