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Pandora

Pandora

3 7.4
A fictional moon in the film Avatar with glowing forests and floating mountains
  • proper noun
: Pandora
  • Few scientists expect to stumble across a place like Pandora, the lush alien world brought to 3-D life in the hit movie Avatar.

The moon's name is Pandora and it's a very hard place.

Examples

  • The RDA Corporation is mining a valuable mineral called unobtanium on the distant planet Pandora.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The legendary floating mountains of Pandora.

    Avatar (2009)

  • You are on Pandora, ladies and gentlemen.

    Avatar (2009)

  • But the most dangerous thing... about Pandora... is that you may grow to love her too much.

    Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

  • The forests of Pandora... hold many dangers.

    Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

  • The moon's name is Pandora and it's a very hard place.

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Welcome to Pandora.

    Avatar (2009)

  • N2: Pandora is a beautiful, lush planet with a great diversity of exotic plants and animals.

    Academic text (2010)

  • In the film, the stunning landscapes of Pandora are filled with bioluminescent plants and exotic creatures.

  • The floating mountains of Pandora create a breathtaking backdrop for the story of Avatar.

Compounds

Symbion pandora
  • Specialized
9.9

A tiny marine animal that lives on the mouthparts of lobsters and has a complex life cycle

Surface Forms

Pandora main

Etymology

Pandora in the film borrows the old Greek name that means pan- 'all' and -dora 'gift', because the moon is full of strange, wonderful life. The name also hints that its beauty hides danger, so it fits both the moon's wonders and the trouble that comes when people take them.