July 23, 2010 -
With a translation of Jormund,
Junk informs you that...
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Out of the box
The well-known Pandora’s box is actually a jar.
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The actual object should look like this.
The mistranslation of the greek word pithos as “box” is usually attributed to the 16th century humanist Erasmus of Rotterdam when he translated Hesiod’s tale of Pandora into Latin.
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Another DYK?
(or ask Jesus for a random one!)
(or ask Jesus for a random one!)
