The two urns from which Zeus doles out gifts are the image of the human condition: some people receive exclusively from the urn of happiness, and some only from the urn of unhappiness; most receive half from each.

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In the imagery used by Homer, Zeus has two urns that dispense both good and bad fortunes to humans, not exclusively one or the other to any individual. Most people receive a mix of fortunes from both urns, not strictly half from each or exclusively from one.

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