The ancient Greek artists' code -- Ancient Greek religion: a summary -- Nereus: the Greek Noah -- Herakles seizes the authority of Nereus/Noah -- The flood depicted on the Parthenon -- Before the flood, the Kentaurs take the line of Kain's women -- The conquest of Noah's Yahweh-believing sons -- Noah's cloak on the Parthenon -- Peleus Abductus Thetis, the Daughter of Nereus/Noah -- The Amazons: Noah's daughters turned warriors -- The pieces of the puzzle -- The central figures: Zeus, Athena, Hera, and Hephaistos -- Zeus: the serpent transfigured into an image of Adam -- Athena: the reborn serpent's Eve -- Hera: the primal Eve -- Hephaistos: the deified Kain -- Nyx: the departing darkness out of which arose paradise -- The Hesperides: a picture of paradise -- Atlas pushes away the heavens, and with them, the God of heavens -- Hermes: the deified Cush connects Eden with the rebirth of the serpent's Eve -- Helios: the rising sun heralds the birth of Athena and the new Greek age -- The immortal Herakles: Nimrod transplanted to Greek soil -- The three fates: death turned back by the immortal Athena -- Nike amplifies the victory of Zeus and Athena -- A review of the east pediment sculptures -- Noah's Cloak, the Parthenon, and the Christ.
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