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[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/DSC00355_-_Orfeo_%28epoca_romana%29_-_Foto_G._Dall%27Orto.jpg/565px-DSC00355_-_Orfeo_%28epoca_romana%29_-_Foto_G._Dall%27Orto.jpg Orpheus] was a demi-god, and a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek religion and myth. | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/DSC00355_-_Orfeo_%28epoca_romana%29_-_Foto_G._Dall%27Orto.jpg/565px-DSC00355_-_Orfeo_%28epoca_romana%29_-_Foto_G._Dall%27Orto.jpg Orpheus] was a demi-god, and a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek religion and myth. | ||
==Orpheus and Jesus== | |||
[[File:Orpheus.jpg|200px|A pagan representation of Orpheus]] | |||
[[File:Jesus Orpheus Ravenna.jpg|300px|Christ as Orpheus (Ravenna, Italy: Mausoleum of Gallia Placida, 5th cent.)]] | |||
[[File:Jesus Orpheus Rome.jpg|350px|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== | ==Images for Orpheus== | ||
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[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VI9KvrIi77g/Tc9oCMU4QKI/AAAAAAAACuw/dgiSQ-bukL8/s1600/PC1-Shepherd.jpg The Good Shepherd] | [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VI9KvrIi77g/Tc9oCMU4QKI/AAAAAAAACuw/dgiSQ-bukL8/s1600/PC1-Shepherd.jpg The Good Shepherd] | ||
*[http://cleansingfiredor.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/2-shepherds-2.jpg Hermes/Jesus] | |||
[ Orpheus' Descent into Hell] | [ Orpheus' Descent into Hell] | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:42, 5 September 2014
Orpheus was a demi-god, and a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek religion and myth.
Orpheus and Jesus
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
- Christ as Orpheus (Rome: Catacombs of Peter and Marcellus, 4th cent.)
- Christ as Orpheus (5th cent.; Ravenna [Italy]: Mausoleum of Gallia Placida)
[ Orpheus' Descent into Hell]
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Pages in category "Orpheus (subject)"
The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.