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*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Orpheus (sources)]] | |||
*LIST OF SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Orpheus (subject)]] | |||
[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== | |||
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== | |||
[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] | |||
*[http://www.religionfacts.com/jesus/images/christ-as-orpheus-catacombs-of-peter-and-marcellus2.jpg Christ as Orpheus] (Rome: Catacombs of Peter and Marcellus, 4th cent.) | |||
*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Meister_des_Mausoleums_der_Galla_Placidia_in_Ravenna_002.jpg Christ as Orpheus] (5th cent.; Ravenna [Italy]: Mausoleum of Gallia Placida) | |||
[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] | |||
*[http://mormonsoprano.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/christ-journey-to-hell_fra_angelico.jpg Jesus' Descent into Hell]] | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus Wikipedia] | |||
[[Category:Index]] | |||
[[Category:People]] | |||
[[Category:Demigods]] | |||
Revision as of 14:18, 20 October 2011
- ANCIENT SOURCES: see Orpheus (sources)
- LIST OF SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see Category:Orpheus (subject)
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]
