ID: 901000499 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000499	Record Type: Character/Person

	Cain (Old Testament character)

Note: In the Old Testament, first-born son of Adam and Eve, who murdered his brother Abel (Genesis 4:1–16).

Names:

	Cain (Old Testament character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Caino (Old Testament character) (Italian,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Old Testament iconography> (P)
		........<Old Testament characters> (P)
		............Cain (Old Testament character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	is actor for .... Cain and Abel
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament narratives, Legend of Adam and Eve (Abrahamic religion narrative), Cain and Abel (Abrahamic religion narrative)) [901001911]

	child of .... Adam
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Adam (Abrahamic religion character)) [901000219]

	child of .... Eve
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Eve (Abrahamic religion character)) [901000205]

	sibling of .... Abel
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Abel (Old Testament character)) [901000498]

	source is .... Bible, Old Testament
	..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: Philosophy, Religion, Bible (sacred literature, Judeo-Christian), Bible, Old Testament (Biblical books, sacred texts)) [901000253]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... religious character
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Old Testament (culture or period)
	.....(Ancient Middle Eastern, Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Cain (Old Testament character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) in 71A841 Cain and his family
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	Caino (Old Testament character)
	................ICCD database (1988-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Cain," accessed 29 June 2017
	................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)