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I wonder how many of the people that crossed this floor realised that they were in fact walking from one world to another, from the familiar realm of myth to the new modern world of faith.
我想知道，當時有多少人在走過這片地板時會意識到自己從一個世界走到了另一個世界，從熟悉的神話場景走到了現代宗教信仰。
Everybody would recognise the energetic Bellerophon.
人人都能認出精力旺盛的柏勒洛豐，
They'd be less sure who was represented by the still figure facing away from them on the other side of the room.
但未必都能認出房間另一側的那張平靜面孔是誰，
Because very few of them would ever before have seen Christ represented.
因為當時應極少有人見過基督像。
Now how do you represent a god that you have never seen?
究竟該如何表現一位你從未親眼見過的神靈的相貌呢？
There was nothing to go on-no likeness, no model, no description of what Christ looked like.
沒有任何可依據的東西，比如關于基督相貌的描述或模型等。
It's a testing conundrum, both theologically and artistically, and I think we can all sympathise with the Dorset artist who had to confront it.
這在神學和藝術兩方面都是難題，我們應給予這位面對極大挑戰的多塞特藝術家深切同情。
Orpheus and Bacchus would have been easy in comparison.
相較而言，繪巧俄耳甫斯和巴克科斯的畫像要容易些，
Orpheus would be wistful, young, artistic looking, Bacchus, energetic and sexy, clearly ready for a good time.
俄耳甫斯聰穎、年輕、充滿藝術氣質，巴克科斯活力十足、性感、隨時準備享樂。
And both of these would be recognisable by their attributes; Orpheus would have his lyre, Bacchus a bunch of grapes or something similar.
他們也都有標志性的物品，俄耳甫斯拿著里拉琴，巴克科斯則拿著一串葡萄或類似的東西。
What is the physical attribute that Jesus would hold?
耶穌的身體素質會是什么樣子?
