How did Zeus punish people for Prometheus stealing fire? Detailed answer

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How did Zeus punish people for Prometheus stealing fire?

To punish people for the theft of fire by Prometheus, Hermes, at the behest of Zeus, fashioned a woman from clay - Pandora, making her stupid, evil, lazy, cunning and deceitful. Athena breathed life into Pandora, after which Aphrodite endowed her with irresistible charm.

Accompanied by Hermes, the Thunderer sent Pandora to the titan Epimetheus, who was immediately captivated by her beauty and took her as his wife. In the house of Epimytheus, a vessel left to him by Prometheus, his brother, was kept, in which Prometheus had previously with great difficulty concluded all the hardships that annoy mankind: old age, birth pangs, illness, madness, vice and passion.

One day, Pandora, unable to resist the natural female curiosity (Zeus counted on this), opened the vessel. Instantly, thousands of troubles flew out of it and began to sting Pandora and Epimetheus, and then attacked mortals. An impossible dream, which Prometheus also hid in a vessel, prevented people from committing suicide.

There are those who claim that the vessel that belonged to Prometheus contained all the good gifts with which he intended to make mankind happy. When Pandora opened the lid, they scattered, never to return again, and only a lingering hope remained at the bottom.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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Why is the ratio of newborn boys to girls so much higher than the norm in China?

For over 30 years, China had a "one family, one child" policy, which meant it was legally forbidden to have more than one child (although permission could be obtained for money). This policy made it possible to significantly reduce the birth rate, but at the same time led to a skew in the ratio of newborn boys and girls. In Asia, boys are traditionally valued more, because they will support their parents in old age, therefore, in the face of a limited number of children, many seek to acquire a boy. By the beginning of the 21st century, 117 boys per 100 girls were born in China at a normal ratio of 105:100, which promises future problems with finding a wife for millions of Chinese men. Since 2016, the government has relaxed the restriction, allowing families to have two children.

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