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* LoopholeAbuse: When the box is opened, Zeus claims Hades has to pay him. Hades points out that strictly speaking, ''Pandora'' didn't open the box, he pulled it back and the lid was left in her hand, so technically he did. Hera then pulls Zeus away when he tries to argue. Even in the epilogue, it's not clear if the bet was ever resolved.
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* OnTheNext: In the epilogue, Hades informs Thalia that he'll next write about [[Literature/GetToWorkHercules the adventures of the dim-witted Hercules]].
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* MeaningfulName: Zeus tells everyone who is present at Pandora's creation that Pandora means "everybody gave me a real nice gift", as a lead-in to his telling them to each give her a gift.
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* NiceShoes: Hermes gives Pandora some sandals with decorative, non-functional wings.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Thanks to Aphrodite's gift of "capelli interessante"[[note]]"interesting hair"[[/note]], Pandora has a pink BeehiveHairdo.
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* IWantGrandkids: In ''Keep a Lid on It, Pandora!'', set before Hades meets and marries Persephone, Rhea nags Hades to settle down and give her some grandchildren. Even after Hades finds a wife, he still ends up not having any children.
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* IWantGrandkids: In ''Keep a Lid on It, Pandora!'', set before Hades meets At Pandora's and marries Persephone, Epi's wedding reception, Rhea nags Hades to settle down and give her some grandchildren. Even after ([[Literature/PhoneHomePersephone Hades eventually finds a wife, wife]], but he still ends up not having any children.)
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''Keep a Lid on It, Pandora!'' is Book VI in Kate [=McMullan=]'s ''Literature/MythOMania'' series, published in 2003. Hades traces the creation and development of the first mortals, and Zeus' desperate measures to win a bet that the first woman, ever-curious Pandora, would open a mysterious box she receives from him.
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!!This book provides examples of:
* TheBet: Zeus and Hades have one over whether or not Pandora will open her box.
* CheatersNeverProsper: Even after Zeus tricks Pandora into removing the lid of the box, Hades insists that he won the bet.[[note]]Zeus tricks Pandora by disguising himself as a limping mortal, and the box as a first-aid kit. When Pandy attempts to unlock the latch, she asks Hades to hold the kit itself. After Hades recognizes it as the box, he yanks it back before she can finish opening the latch; the contents only go free because he doesn't give her enough time to let go of the lid.[[/note]]
* ConstantlyCurious: As a side effect of Zeus' gift of curiosity, Pandora speaks only in questions.
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment A few of the evils unleashed by opening Pandora's box include [[spoiler:cavities, poison ivy, and mosquito bites]], but also [[spoiler:telemarketing, square dancing in gym class, and "I Before E Except After C".]] All sound pretty minor in comparison to stories in which Pandora's box contained ''all'' the evil and suffering in the world.
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Prometheus has visions of Hercules freeing him from his chains.
* ExactWords: Thalia gives Pandora "the ability to tell a great joke". Pandora tells one after accidentally opening the box, but [[CanNotTellAJoke struggles to think up another one]].
* FourthDateMarriage: Pandora and Epi date for "what, twenty minutes" (in Prometheus' own words), before they decide to get married.
* GreenThumb: Demeter gives Pandora the ability to grow lush plants, and accidentally [[VisualPun turns Pandora's thumb green]] as well.
* HappilyMarried: Hera blesses Pandora to share a long and happy marriage with her lover.
* IBrokeANail: When Hades first asks Pandora if she feels tempted to open the box, she replies that she doesn't want to break the long fingernails Aphrodite granted her.
* IWantGrandkids: In ''Keep a Lid on It, Pandora!'', set before Hades meets and marries Persephone, Rhea nags Hades to settle down and give her some grandchildren. Even after Hades finds a wife, he still ends up not having any children.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Each chapter title has a question.
* MassiveNumberedSiblings: Pandora and Epi have a ''lot'' of daughters, born three at a time.
* MeaningfulName: Zeus tells everyone who is present at Pandora's creation that Pandora means "everybody gave me a real nice gift", as a lead-in to his telling them to each give her a gift.
* NiceShoes: Hermes gives Pandora some sandals with decorative, non-functional wings.
* PaperThinDisguise: Pandora and Epi see through some of Zeus' ruses without Hades' help.
* ProlongedPrologue: ''Keep a Lid on It, Pandora!'' begins with the creation of man and the story of Prometheus. Because of this, Pandora doesn't show up until the seventh or eighth chapter. The fifth chapter actually bears the title, "Where is Pandora?", and begins with Hades telling impatient readers when she'll come, then advising them to "[[TitleDrop Keep a lid on it!]]" until her entrance.
* TheScapegoat: Zeus attributes the existence of greed, disease, and pain to Pandora failing to heed his warning not to open the box containing these. Actually, greed, disease, and pain already existed in other forms, and Pandora wouldn't have unleashed new versions if Zeus didn't ''trick'' her into opening the box.
* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Zeus dons several disguises when attempting to coerce Pandora into opening the box; Hades sees through them when Zeus calls Pandy, "Sweetheart".
* UglyGuyHotWife: Hephaestus and Aphrodite, respectively. According to Hades, Zeus set them up as an apology for crippling Hephaestus, and Aphrodite agreed to the union because of Hephaestus' ability to produce beautiful gold jewelry with his forge.
* WomenAreWiser: Pandora seems more intelligent than the first male mortals, especially after Athena gives her the gift of good judgement.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Thanks to Aphrodite's gift of "capelli interessante"[[note]]"interesting hair"[[/note]], Pandora has a pink BeehiveHairdo.
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!!This book provides examples of:
* TheBet: Zeus and Hades have one over whether or not Pandora will open her box.
* CheatersNeverProsper: Even after Zeus tricks Pandora into removing the lid of the box, Hades insists that he won the bet.[[note]]Zeus tricks Pandora by disguising himself as a limping mortal, and the box as a first-aid kit. When Pandy attempts to unlock the latch, she asks Hades to hold the kit itself. After Hades recognizes it as the box, he yanks it back before she can finish opening the latch; the contents only go free because he doesn't give her enough time to let go of the lid.[[/note]]
* ConstantlyCurious: As a side effect of Zeus' gift of curiosity, Pandora speaks only in questions.
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment A few of the evils unleashed by opening Pandora's box include [[spoiler:cavities, poison ivy, and mosquito bites]], but also [[spoiler:telemarketing, square dancing in gym class, and "I Before E Except After C".]] All sound pretty minor in comparison to stories in which Pandora's box contained ''all'' the evil and suffering in the world.
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Prometheus has visions of Hercules freeing him from his chains.
* ExactWords: Thalia gives Pandora "the ability to tell a great joke". Pandora tells one after accidentally opening the box, but [[CanNotTellAJoke struggles to think up another one]].
* FourthDateMarriage: Pandora and Epi date for "what, twenty minutes" (in Prometheus' own words), before they decide to get married.
* GreenThumb: Demeter gives Pandora the ability to grow lush plants, and accidentally [[VisualPun turns Pandora's thumb green]] as well.
* HappilyMarried: Hera blesses Pandora to share a long and happy marriage with her lover.
* IBrokeANail: When Hades first asks Pandora if she feels tempted to open the box, she replies that she doesn't want to break the long fingernails Aphrodite granted her.
* IWantGrandkids: In ''Keep a Lid on It, Pandora!'', set before Hades meets and marries Persephone, Rhea nags Hades to settle down and give her some grandchildren. Even after Hades finds a wife, he still ends up not having any children.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Each chapter title has a question.
* MassiveNumberedSiblings: Pandora and Epi have a ''lot'' of daughters, born three at a time.
* MeaningfulName: Zeus tells everyone who is present at Pandora's creation that Pandora means "everybody gave me a real nice gift", as a lead-in to his telling them to each give her a gift.
* NiceShoes: Hermes gives Pandora some sandals with decorative, non-functional wings.
* PaperThinDisguise: Pandora and Epi see through some of Zeus' ruses without Hades' help.
* ProlongedPrologue: ''Keep a Lid on It, Pandora!'' begins with the creation of man and the story of Prometheus. Because of this, Pandora doesn't show up until the seventh or eighth chapter. The fifth chapter actually bears the title, "Where is Pandora?", and begins with Hades telling impatient readers when she'll come, then advising them to "[[TitleDrop Keep a lid on it!]]" until her entrance.
* TheScapegoat: Zeus attributes the existence of greed, disease, and pain to Pandora failing to heed his warning not to open the box containing these. Actually, greed, disease, and pain already existed in other forms, and Pandora wouldn't have unleashed new versions if Zeus didn't ''trick'' her into opening the box.
* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Zeus dons several disguises when attempting to coerce Pandora into opening the box; Hades sees through them when Zeus calls Pandy, "Sweetheart".
* UglyGuyHotWife: Hephaestus and Aphrodite, respectively. According to Hades, Zeus set them up as an apology for crippling Hephaestus, and Aphrodite agreed to the union because of Hephaestus' ability to produce beautiful gold jewelry with his forge.
* WomenAreWiser: Pandora seems more intelligent than the first male mortals, especially after Athena gives her the gift of good judgement.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Thanks to Aphrodite's gift of "capelli interessante"[[note]]"interesting hair"[[/note]], Pandora has a pink BeehiveHairdo.
