Pandoras Box - Photoshop Contest [16 entries]

According to the Greek mythology , Pandora was the first woman. She received a present from Zeus - a jar that was not to be opened. But out of curiosity she opened the jar and the myth goes that with that she released all the evil in the world. When she closed the jar again, only hope was still captured.

Your goal in this contest is to depict a facet of this story. It can be Pandora with the box/jar or a visualization of the evil that got loose in the world after she opened the it. Anything else works just fine, as long as it relates in an obviously manner to Pandora's box story. You are not bounded to the Greek times,modern interpretations are also allowed.
Good luck!

( suggested by: wazowski )


Contest Prize:

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No way back Picture
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16 entries submitted in this contest:


No way back - created by mqtrf


No way back
Votes: 759Favs: 10SBS: 6Hi: yesRank: 1/16Score: 64%4984 views

Thanks to MJRanum for the girl image
(1 year and 234 days ago)




The Battle - created by arca


The Battle
Votes: 767Favs: 4SBS: 16Hi: yesRank: 2/16Score: 60%4278 views

Pandora battled her way through the maelstrom to close the lid on the tempest she'd released. A ray of hope at the bottom of the jar called to her and gave her the strength to carry on.

Model image is courtesy of M.J. Ranum - www.ranum.com.

All other my own stock.

(1 year and 233 days ago)




Let Your Curiosity Guide You - created by jadedink


Let Your Curiosity Guide You
Votes: 758Favs: 0SBS: 7Hi: yesRank: 3/16Score: 57.8%3504 views

PANDORA'S BOX

Possibilities
dance in her head.
What pleasures
might there be?
Riches unbounded,
beauty unsurpassed,
joy beyond imagination.

But, what —
what if instead, dread
lurks there,
the terrors of centuries
waiting
in tenebrous depths?

Momentarily
a fleeting thought leaves
only a chill
Nothingness —
could it be empty?

Mind in chaos,
unbearable curiosity
outweighs all caution;
she can no longer
restrain her hand.

Trembling with
anticipated delight
(or is it fear?)
fingers fumble
with the latch.

© 1997 Judy Anne (1 year and 231 days ago)




What did I do? - created by marina08


What did I do?
Votes: 721Favs: 0SBS: 5Hi: yesRank: 4/16Score: 57.6%3662 views

Thanks to etherealities, woodztockr, artgirl1935, mqtrf, MnMCarta and Vorseth for their photos! (1 year and 232 days ago)

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Unleashed. - created by AngeldustUK


Unleashed.
Votes: 769Favs: 2SBS: 9Hi: yesRank: 5/16Score: 56%4126 views

Pandora's evil contained the Four horsemen of the Apocalypse?! (1 year and 237 days ago)