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*DICTIONARY: see [[Orpheus]]
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*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Orpheus (sources)]]




'''List of scholarly and fictional works on [[Orpheus]] (in chronological order).'''
[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.


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==Orpheus and Jesus==
 
 
*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Orpheus (sources)]]
*LIST OF SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Orpheus (subject)]]


[[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.)]]


[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.
[[File:Jesus Orpheus Rome.jpg|350px|Christ as Orpheus (Rome: Catacombs of Peter and Marcellus, 4th cent.)]]


==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.
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.
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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]

External links

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