Cultures of Europe 1

Session 3

Greek mythology and The Holy Bible

Zeus (Jupiter)

Hera (Juno)

Ares (Mars)

Aphrodite (Venus)

Hephaestus (Vulcan)

Athena (Minerva)

Demeter (Ceres)

Hades (Pluto)

Poseidon (Neptune)

Hermes (Mercury)

Apollo (Apollo)

Artemis (Diana)

Dionysos (Bacchus)

Pan (Faunus)

Eros (Cupid, Amor)

The fight for the body of Patroclus. National Archaeological Museum, Athens

Vase painting showing Odysseus strapped to the mast of his ship so he can hear the Sirens' song

First page of Genesis from one of the 46 existing copies of the Gutenberg Bible, printed in Mainz, Germany, between 1450 and 1456.The Granger Collection, New York

The Creation of Adam, detail of the ceiling fresco by Michelangelo, 1508–12; in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City.

Jan Brueghel and Peter Paul Rubens, The Earthly Paradise and the Fall of Adam and Eve

The Resurrection of ChristDescent from the Cross

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

Christ Feeding the Multitude, Coptic icon

References:

About. com. “Christianity,” retrieved from http://christianity.about.com/od/biblestorysummaries/p/creationstory.htm

Achtemeier, Paul J., ed. Harpers’s Bible Dictionary. San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1985.

“Brief Life Summary: Who Was Jesus Christ?” retrieved from JesusCentral.Com, http://www.jesuscentral.com/ji/historical-jesus/jesus-life.php

Clowes, John. The Miracles of Jesus Christ. Manchester: J. Gleave, 1817.

Greek Mythology. com retrieved from http://www.greekmythology.com/index.html

Myths Encyclopedia: Myths and Legends of the World, retrieved from http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/

Pinsent, John. Greek Mythology. London, New York, Sydney, Toronto: Paul Hamlyn, 1969.

Theoi Greek Mythology: Exploring Mythology in Classical Literature and Art, retrieved from http://www.theoi.com/