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The common fruit the '''apple''' has significance in different areas of [[myth]]ology. | The common fruit the '''apple''' has significance in different areas of [[myth]]ology. | ||
| − | *In Christian tradition, the apple was the [[Fall of Man|Tree of the knowledge of good and | + | *In Christian tradition, the apple was the [[Fall of Man|Tree of the knowledge of good and evil]] (although Jewish traditions identify it variously as figs, grapes or wheat). |
**A fragment of the fruit is said to have stuck in Adam's throat, and forms the Adam's apple, or the visible signs of the voice-box or larynx in the human neck - the thyroid cartilage. | **A fragment of the fruit is said to have stuck in Adam's throat, and forms the Adam's apple, or the visible signs of the voice-box or larynx in the human neck - the thyroid cartilage. | ||
*In classical Greek mythology, the [[Apple of Discord]] was that thrown by Eris, the goddess of discord, into a gathering to cause trouble between the goddesses. This trouble lay at the root of the [[Trojan War]]. | *In classical Greek mythology, the [[Apple of Discord]] was that thrown by Eris, the goddess of discord, into a gathering to cause trouble between the goddesses. This trouble lay at the root of the [[Trojan War]]. | ||
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[[category:disambiguation]] | [[category:disambiguation]] | ||
[[category:mythology]] | [[category:mythology]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:09, 7 March 2017
The common fruit the apple has significance in different areas of mythology.
- In Christian tradition, the apple was the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil (although Jewish traditions identify it variously as figs, grapes or wheat).
- A fragment of the fruit is said to have stuck in Adam's throat, and forms the Adam's apple, or the visible signs of the voice-box or larynx in the human neck - the thyroid cartilage.
- In classical Greek mythology, the Apple of Discord was that thrown by Eris, the goddess of discord, into a gathering to cause trouble between the goddesses. This trouble lay at the root of the Trojan War.
