It was a pigeon who eventually reopened Pandora’s box, unearthing the white dove of hope and locating the long lost keys to her father’s chariot As the first woman to ever exist, Pandora must have been surprised to receive a present. Men are traditionally poor gift givers and Zeus, apart from being a god, was no exception. When all the world’s misery and evil started spilling out of her box, Pandora, despite sensing that ‘it was the thought that counted’ shoved the lid back on. Had she been willing to endure a little more infinite suffering, Pandora would have noticed that, at the very bottom of the jar lay hope. To this very day, novelty gifts remain popular in Greek culture.