I know a lot of people on her like [name]Pandora[/name] so I thought I’d share the latest instance of it being used. They recently discovered new viruses, the largest ever discovered, and named them [name]Pandora[/name].
Giant viruses open Pandora’s box : Nature News & Comment
I just thought it was interesting. Would this ruin the name for any of you?
I wasn’t crazy about [name]Pandora[/name] before this news so it only taints it even further. [name]Pandora[/name]'s box and the jewellery brand aren’t great associations for me either.
[name]Pandora[/name]'s box is why I don’t like the name. Otherwise, it would be pretty. Well, maybe I’d avoid it for the internet radio too (but probably not)
[name]Pandora[/name]'s box also kills it for me but this alone would give me pause. In a few years, who is to say this isn’t going to be something everyone talks about and associates with death and illness? No thanks, although [name]Pandora[/name] is lovely. It’s a shame.
I never liked [name]Pandora[/name] because of the [name]Pandora[/name]'s box thing. This name is too heavy and tainted for a child.
eww and I just thought a lewd joke “Hey [name]Pandora[/name] show me your box”…not good for a teenager 
When you say “the [name]Pandora[/name]'s box thing” do you mean the myth? Because I don’t think that’s a bad association at all. She opened a box (or jar.) Big whoop. I feel like most of the population, if given a box and told not to open it, would open it. Personally, I like [name]Pandora[/name]. To me, her name is synonymous with curiosity, which is a fantastic thing that pretty much all children are full of.
Anyway, if you pay attention to the details of the myth, it was all a set-up anyway. [name]Zeus[/name] wanted to punish Epimetheus so [name]Zeus[/name] punished Epimetheus.
Also, it’s a gorgeous name with a great meaning. Sure, there are the charms and the internet radio station, but those associations don’t bother me. If the virus becomes widely known that might deter me a bit, but who knows if that’ll happen.
Mythic names often have deep layers of meaning. [name]Pandora[/name] only seen in the “[name]Pandora[/name]'s Box” light is one of the more narrow interpretations of the name.
Some scholars believe that [name]Pandora[/name] is from an earlier [name]Earth[/name]-mother goddess (akin to [name]Gaia[/name]). The shift in her story, from all-giving (her name actually means “all-giving”) mother goddess to a [name]Zeus[/name]-created troublemaker of sorts. (Thank you, patriarchy).
Ancient female deities seem to always get spun around, and somehow always end up causing the world’s suffering. [name]Pandora[/name] didn’t do it out of maliciousness, she was just curious. (See the lesson? Women shouldn’t be curious, they must know their place).
Anyway, I think we can overcome the stigma of the name. [name]Even[/name] if it’s used in for a disease that we’ll probably speak of infrequently unless we’re biologists who specialize in the matter.
No, I’ve always liked [name_f]Pandora[/name_f], regardless of the story, as long as it doesn’t get ridiculously popular, my first future daughter will have it as her first name.