The myth of Eve and Adam is one of the most powerful images and motifs in Western culture. It has been reshaped during the pivotal transformations of our history; the great social, intellectual, and artistic movements are reflected in its imagery. In this fascinating essay, Kurt Flasch explores the cultural-historical, theological, and art-historical aspects of this myth and narrates its transformations. This book deals with the origin of humanity, God, and the creation of Eve, as well as paradise and original sin. It brings Eve a little more into focus and once again highlights the power of the male gaze on women. Kurt Flasch has often encountered Eve and Adam as a traveler: at the Bernward Door in Hildesheim, on the facade of Notre Dame in Paris, at the Adam Portal in Bamberg, in the Brancacci Chapel in Florence, and in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.