When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Biblical References
- John 2 (Wedding at Cana) (10-11)
- John 4 (Jesus rebukes multiply married Samaritan woman) (16)
- Genesis 1:9 (Be fruitful and multiply) (28)
- Mark 10:7 (Leave father and mother and cleave to wife) (30-31)
- Solomon (35, 685)
- St Paul, a.k.a. 'The Apostle' (55, 70, 79)
- Lamech (60)
- Abraham (61)
- Jacob (62)
- Mark (152)
- Miracle of the Loaves and fishes (153)
- Saint James (318)
- Job (442)
- Ecclesiastes (656)
- Samson and Delilah (726 – 728)
Classical / Mythical References
- Ptolemy, Almagest (330)
- Argus (mythical Greek monster with 100 eyes) (364)
- Metellius (466)
- Venus (610)
- Mars (616)
- Walter Map, Letter of Valerius (677)
- Theophrastus, On Marriage (677)
- Jerome, Against Jovinian (681)
- Tertullian (682)
- Crisippus (682)
- Trotula (682)
- Ovid, Art of Love (686)
- Avianus (698)
- Hercules (731)
- Socrates and Xantippa (734)
- Phasipha, Queen of Crete (739)
- Clitemnestra (743)
- Amphiorax and Eriphilem (749)
- Lyvia (753)
- Lucy (753)
- Latumyus and Arrius (764 – 770)
Historical References
- Heloise (682)
- Darius (Breton saint) (504)
- Appelles (person who made Darius's tomb) (505)
- Simplicius Gallus (649)