Adam and Eve female lineage, are commonly called the Y-chromosomal Adam and Mitochondrial Eve, respectively. These do not fork from a single couple at the same epoch even if the names were borrowed from the Tanakh. John Milton's "Paradise Lost", a famous 17th-century epic poem written in blank verse, explores and elaborates upon the story of Adam and Eve in great detail. As opposed to the Biblical Adam, Milton's Adam is given a glimpse of the future of mankind, by the archangel Michael, before he has to leave Paradise. American painter Thomas Cole painted "The Garden of Eden" (1828), with lavish detail of
Creation, Man and the Messiah can proceed as planned. This second part is the longest section of the epic poem. It follows the life of Adam and Eve, and their recognition as kindred spirits; this section also details Adam's fall in pride and Wergeland's version of the fall of man, here solely on the male account. Then, there are parts of Biblical history detailed, such as Cain and Abel, the great flood, and so on. This part consists of two monologues, one considering secular power, and one considering clerical power, over people's goods and thoughts. This part tells of the archetypical "man", who is both