Final answer:
Zeus mitigates his revenge by creating hope for humanity, as it was the one positive element left inside Pandora's Box after all the evils were released. Option 4.
Step-by-step explanation:
In the Greek myth of Pandora's Box, Zeus mitigates his revenge not through forgiveness, punishment, or a second chance, but by creating hope for humanity. When Pandora, out of curiosity, opens the box that Zeus had given her, she releases all the evils into the world.
However, at the bottom of this box lies Hope, which does not escape. This represents Zeus's way of ensuring that despite the hardships and suffering unleashed upon humanity, people would always have hope to sustain them.
So Option 4.