I am no Classical Greek Art Historian but this would be very interesting if
true.
Stephen
 

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Noah Images Uncovered in Ancient Greek Art

Discovery Impacts Creation-Evolution Debate

ANNAPOLIS, Md., Sept. 27 /Christian Newswire/ -- Solving Light Books
announced today the publication to the Web of 37 images of Noah uncovered in
ancient Greek art. The surprising Web
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tp%3A%2F%2Fwww.solvinglight.com%2Ffeatures%2F37NoahsPartI.htm>  presentation
includes commentary by Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr., author of "The Parthenon
Code: Mankind's History in Marble" and most recently, "Noah in Ancient Greek
Art."

According to Johnson, ancient Greek artists and poets called Noah "Nereus"
(meaning the "Wet One"), and also referred to him as the "Salt Sea Old Man."
Greek artists depicted Noah/Nereus in black-figure vase- scenes, red-figure
vase-scenes, and in sculpture.

The Web presentation shows that Greek artists depicted Noah/Nereus being
threatened and pushed out of the way by the Greek hero and rebel, Herakles.
Artists also portrayed Herakles as grabbing Noah/Nereus from behind,
figuratively bringing him (and his rule) to a halt. Ancient vase-painters
and sculptors also put Noah/Nereus into scenes as a solemn and dejected
witness to key events heralding the takeover of Zeus-religion, including the
defeat of his Yahweh-believing sons, and the birth of the serpent-friendly
Athena.

"The prevailing notion in academic circles that Greek vase-artists and
sculptors spent their lives depicting imaginary or "mythical" events is
absurd on its face. The Greek "gods" look exactly like people, because
that's who they were--our ancestors," Mr. Johnson said. "An enormous amount
of information about mankind's true origins hides in plain sight in the art
of ancient Greece. These many images of the Greek version of Noah, now made
available to the public on the Web, are just a small part of it," he added.
 

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