Meaning

noun (Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-) Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *dóh₃r̥ Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom Proto-Hellenic *dṓron Ancient Greek δῶρον (dôron) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek…

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