Category:Orpheus (subject)

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Orpheus was a demi-god, and a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek religion and myth.

Orpheus and Jesus

A pagan representation of Orpheus Christ as Orpheus (Ravenna, Italy: Mausoleum of Gallia Placida, 5th cent.)

Christ as Orpheus (Rome: Catacombs of Peter and Marcellus, 4th cent.)


Critical scholarship dismisses any variant of the Jesus Myth Theory aimed to establish a direct connection between Jesus and Orpheus. The cult of Orpheus however heavily influenced the worship and iconography of the Church.

Images for Orpheus

Orpheus

The Good Shepherd

[ Orpheus' Descent into Hell]

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