Athena and Kain:The True Meaning of Greek Myth
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by Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr
Price: $14.95
Book Website: http://www.athenaandeden.com
224 Pages, Paperback, 6 x 9
ISBN-10: 0-9705438-2-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-9705438-2-0
Athena and Kain: The True Meaning of Greek Myth addresses the direct correspondence between the Greek religious system and the early events described in the Book of Genesis. Greek myth is not subjective metaphor or child-like belief in nature gods, but rather, the history of the human race. Without Genesis as a guide, Greek vase-paintings, sculptures, and myths mean virtually nothing to us; but with Genesis as a frame of reference, ancient Greek art and myth begin to make sense. No longer trapped in a fuzzy mental realm full of perplexing gods and befuddling stories, we begin to see the remarkably clear and coherent messages painted on vases and carved in marble by our ancestors.
Athena and Kain is a revolutionary new book which explains for the first time:
• How the Greek religious system relates directly to the early events described in the Book of Genesis.
• How the Greeks depicted the Flood and their version of Noah in sculpture and vase-paintings.
• Why the Greeks were obsessed with sculpting and painting the half-men/half-horses known as Kentaurs (Centaurs).
• Why Greek heroes had to kill women warriors known as Amazons.
• The meaning of the Greek gods’ epic defeat of the so-called Giants (the Yahweh-believing sons of Noah).
• The religious significance of the 12 labors of Herakles.
• The meaning of the sculptures on the temple of Zeus at Olympia (2 pediments and 12 metopes).
• The real meaning of the “contest” between Athena and Poseidon depicted on the west pediment of the Parthenon.
• The identity of the infamous “mother of the prostitutes” (Revelation 17:5), and much more.
About The Author
Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr. has been studying the Sacred Scriptures, Greek myth, Greek art, and the Parthenon since 1984. He is a graduate of West Point, and an airborne ranger infantry veteran of Viet Nam. His two other books in this genre are Athena and Eden: The Hidden Meaning of the Parthenon’s East Façade, and The Parthenon Code: Mankind’s History in Marble.
Reviews
". . . changing the way we think about the ancient Greek world . . ."
Athena and Kain is a superb read, a thoroughly enlightening experience. This book and Mr. Johnson's previous one, Athena and Eden: The Hidden Meaning of the Parthenon’s East Façade (which I have also read), are changing the way we think about the ancient Greek world. For the first time, Greek myth has meant something to me. I always knew that it connected somehow to the broader history of the human race, but I couldn't see how. Now I do.
How quickly these books catch on in schools and among the public is anybody's guess. But I wonder: when we get to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and the media begin to speak about the Parthenon and other cultural treasures, will they understand what they see, or will they simply "ooh" and "aah" at some old Greek stuff somebody told them was important?
John Gauthier
". . . no other book on Greek art or myth like [it] . . ."
The preface to ATHENA and KAIN states that the content of the book is revolutionary, and it really is. I looked up revolutionary, and in the context used it means, "a total or radical change, as a revolution of thought." There is no other book on Greek art or myth like Athena and Kain Mr. Johnson points out that Greek sculptures appeared on public temples and other public buildings, and that mythological scenes appeared on the ancient Greeks' everyday pottery and storage jars. The average Greeks understood the meaning of their myths. Because of Athena and Kain, it is now possible for us to understand them, too.
William Ersler.
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