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 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 Christ Descent from the Cross Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
Christ Feeding the Multitude, Coptic icon
References: About. com. “Christianity,” retrieved from Achtemeier, Paul J., ed. Harpers’s Bible Dictionary. San Francisco: Harper and Row, “Brief Life Summary: Who Was Jesus Christ?” retrieved from JesusCentral.Com, Clowes, John. The Miracles of Jesus Christ. Manchester: J. Gleave, Greek Mythology. com retrieved from Myths Encyclopedia: Myths and Legends of the World, retrieved from Pinsent, John. Greek Mythology. London, New York, Sydney, Toronto: Paul Hamlyn, Theoi Greek Mythology: Exploring Mythology in Classical Literature and Art, retrieved from