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{{Infobox reference|image=Zulia jesus.jpg|caption= [[Maya]] resigns herself to a [[Venezuelan convent|convent]] in [[Venezuela]].}}
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There are several references to '''religion and faith''' by the narrators, the characters, names, episode titles, and places. Many characters believe that there is a '''God''' or that there are gods playing an active part in their lives. Religion is often an influence on [[Moral ambiguity|moral choices]].
Many characters believe that there is a '''god''' from which they get their [[powers]]. There are also several references to religion and the faith that individuals have.


==Episodic Recurrences==
==Episodic Recurrences==
===[[Genesis]]===
===[[Season One]]===
{{season summary|season=one}}
* [[Mohinder]] speaks of God creating man in his own image, joking that God's image is that of a [[cockroach]]. He postulates that man might be worthy of God's image if he [[evolution|evolves]].

===[[Don't Look Back]]===
* [[Mohinder]] mentions God intervening in our lives and keeping us safe.
* An article in the ''[[Odessa Register]]'' refers to a "[[Claire|Good Samaritan]]"'s deeds during a [[train wreck]].

===[[One Giant Leap]]===
* Mohinder and [[Eden]] discover a hidden room in [[Sylar's apartment]] with the phrase "forgive me Father for I have sinned" written numerous times on the wall.

===[[Seven Minutes to Midnight]]===
* Mohinder mentions that the Earth is large enough to fool you into thinking that you can hide from God.
* Mr. Bennet tells Isaac that not every [[bag and tag]] case goes smoothly and that there was such a case. A women left behind a baby girl who had no one to take care of her. At that time, him and his wife had difficulty conceiving a child and he says that it was like God reaching down and giving them a miracle.

===[[Six Months Ago]]===
* After quoting the Biblical book Ecclesiastes, Mohinder wonders if there is any sign of big events -- he asks if it's "a whisper in God's ear".

===[[Godsend]]===
* [[Ando]] translates part of [[the Symbol]] to mean "Godsend", and calls [[Hiro]]'s [[space-time manipulation|power]] a godsend. Hiro thinks the [[Kensei sword|sword]] is a "sacred object".
* When [[Claire]] says she doesn't consider her [[power]] a gift, [[the Haitian]] says that powers are God-given and should be respected.
* In [[Women's Correctional Facility|jail]], [[Niki]] prays to God for help. [[Jessica]] takes over and says, "Who needs God when you've got me?".

===[[Run!]]===
* [[Sylar]] (posing as [[Zane Taylor]]) tells [[Mohinder]] that he had an epiphany that made him feel at one with nature and God.

===[[Unexpected]]===
*[[Peter]], feeling [[Isaac]] betrayed [[evolved humans|people like him]] by working for [[the Company]], references the New Testament. He asks Isaac, "[What did] they give you[,] money? Drugs? What's a [[wikipedia:Judas Iscariot|Judas]] get these days?"

===[[Company Man]]===
* After realizing her daughter has a [[regeneration|unique power]], [[Sandra]] thanks God and tells [[Claire]] that she prayed so hard and her prayers were answered. Sandra tells [[Claire]] that she always thought Claire was a miracle; when someone rises from the dead, it's a miracle. Claire doesn't believe she's a miracle--she's not sure if her [[abilities]] are God-created or if they come from [[The Company|somewhere else]]. When [[Ted]] agrees that God didn't make them this way, Sandra insists that God makes us all the way we are.
* Later, when Claire expresses anger at her [[Mr. Bennet|father]], Sandra expresses her faith in her husband. She tells Claire, "God gave you a second chance. Please give your father one."
* Mr. Bennet tells Matt that Ted wants revenge the biblical way.

===[[Parasite]]===
* [[Sylar]] tells [[Mohinder]] to give him "salvation" by giving him [[the list]].

===[[.07%]]===
* [[Sylar]] [[telekinetic]]ally pins [[Isaac]] to the floor of [[Isaac's apartment|his apartment]], stabbing [[:Image:The_worst_use_of_paintbrushes_ever.jpg|paintbrushes]] through his wrists and ankles in a fashion reminiscent of Christ's crucifixion. Like Christ, Isaac knows he is going die and accepts his death, knowing that this is his [[fate]] and his part in "all of this."

===[[Five Years Gone]]===
* As [[Sylar (future)|Sylar]] (disguised as [[Nathan]]) walks up to [[Peter Petrelli (future)|Peter]], he says that their confrontation -- being brother versus brother -- is almost biblical.

===[[The Hard Part]]===
* [[Virginia Gray]] thanks the Lord that he brought [[Sylar|her son]] home safely. She also wears a cross and has several statues of Mary on her shelves.
* Virginia Gray disappointedly condemns her son by telling him that he is damned.

===[[Landslide]]===
* Nathan says in his speech that his father always said that we should use what God gave us to help people and to make a real difference.

===[[How to Stop an Exploding Man]]===
* Angela tells Charles that he is in her prayers.

===[[Four Months Later...]]===
===[[Four Months Later...]]===
*[[Maya]] wears a cross necklace.
*[[Maya]] wears a cross necklace.
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===[[Lizards]]===
===[[Lizards]]===
* [[The Haitian]] and Mohinder discuss at length whether or not God would allow the [[Shanti virus]] to exist.
* [[The Haitian]] and Mohinder discuss at length whether or not God would allow the [[Shanti virus]] to exist.
* Hiro tells Yaeko that [[Kaito|his father]] once told him that deer are the messengers of God.
* Hiro tells Yaeko that [[Kaito|his father]] once told him that [[deer]] are the messengers of God.
* A [[curandera]] tells Maya that what she carries inside her is black, enough to kill the devil, and that Maya is cursed.
* A [[curandera]] tells Maya that what she carries inside her is black, enough to kill the devil, and that Maya is cursed.


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*Angela says on the phone that a [[wikipedia:Pandora's box|Pandora's box]] has opened.
*Angela says on the phone that a [[wikipedia:Pandora's box|Pandora's box]] has opened.


===[[The Second Coming]]===
===[[Season Three]]===
{{season summary|season=three}}
*[[Nathan]] believes that God brought him back to life after being shot. Afterwards he goes to a church, prays, and says what he thinks is God's message.
===[[Strange Attractors]]===
*[[Linderman]] speaks of "God's plan."
* After having sex with [[Janice]], [[Sylar]] crunches an apple calling it [[Wikipedia:Forbidden fruit|"forbidden fruit"]] (though technically there was no specified forbidden fruit in the Bible).
*In a voice-over, [[Mohinder]] reads from "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Second_Coming_(poem) The Second Coming]", a poem by William Butler Yeats that contains numerous religious references.
*[[Sylar]] believes that if humans used their brains to their full potential, they could learn the answers to questions such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_many_angels_can_stand_on_the_head_of_a_pin%3F "How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?"]


===[[The Butterfly Effect]]===
===[[Brother's Keeper]]===
* The title refers to the biblical brothers [[Wikipedia:Cain and Abel|Cain and Abel]].
*[[Linderman]] tries to get [[Nathan]] to accept [[Governor Malden]]'s offer to become a Senator, claiming that it is "God's plan." Nathan retorts that Linderman knows nothing of God's plan.

*[[Claire]] wonders if you still have a soul when you cannot feel anything.
===[[Thanksgiving]]===
* [[Sylar]] mocks [[Peter]] for his optimism asking if the latter has any speeches about hope or the triumph of the human spirit. Also, Sylar says that he is not a religious man, but there is something that he believes in--blood.
* [[Hiro]] calls [[Samuel]] the devil. Samuel retorts saying that he is Hiro's savior.

===[[The Fifth Stage]]===
* [[Peter]] crucifies [[Sylar]] to a piece of wood with a nail gun, putting nails in each of his palms like Jesus Christ.
* While [[Nathan]] is losing his battle with Sylar, Sylar comes to the forefront to tell Peter that he wanted to crucify him in [[Times Square]].

===[[Upon This Rock]]===
* The title refers to Saint Peter, the rock, upon which the catholic church is built, and to [[Samuel]]'s rock.
* [[Lauren]] talks of Samuel as a "cult leader".

===[[Episode:Odessa|Odessa]]===
* Trapped deep within the [[Primatech]] facility in [[Odessa, TX|Odessa]], [[Luke]] suggests to [[Joanne|his wife]] that they are in hell.
* [[Carlos]] enters a confessional at [[St. Francis]] to talk to [[Father Mauricio]]. Carlos tells the priest that he is only on his knees so that he knows where to sit, but Mauricio replies that he is more concerned about Carlos's faith in himself than his faith in God.

===[[Under the Mask]]===
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===[[The Needs of the Many]]===
* [[Farah Nazan]], a Muslim, prays on a prayer mat while in the [[Arctic]].
* When [[Jose]] shows [[Father Mauricio]] his power of [[phasing]], Mauricio crosses his chest, a ritual that some Christians perform in order to bless themselves after witnessing something that might be perceived as blasphemous.


==[[Graphic Novels|Graphic Novel]] Recurrences==
==[[Graphic Novels|Graphic Novel]] Recurrences==
* In his childhood, [[Mohinder's grandmother]] tells [[Mohinder]] stories about [[Kali]] that inspire him to [[revenge|avenge]] his [[Chandra|father's]] [[Sylar's victims|murder]]. (''[[Monsters]]'')
* [[Sheila]] explains to [[Sheila's mother|her mother]] that [[Nathan Petrelli|an angel]] wrapped her in his coat and flew her to safety. (''[[Trial By Fire]]'')
* [[Hana]] is inspired by her [[family|progenitors']] faith and their adherence to [[Judaism]] and its principles. (''[[Wireless, Part 1|Wireless, Parts 1]]'', ''[[Wireless, Part 3|3]]'', and ''[[Wireless, Part 4|4]]'')
* Hana [[EDT|wirelessly]] admonishes child pornography subscribers to "log off, kneel down and pray." (''[[The Path of the Righteous]]'')
* In an [[Fire (1992)|apartment fire]], [[Noah]] sees [[Claire]], and thinks of her as a little angel in hell. (''[[Hell's Angel]]'')
* Hana does not believe religion is a good topic for a first date. (''[[Graphic Novel:War Buddies, Part 1|War Buddies, Part 1]]'')
* [[Austin]]'s family has religious paraphernalia in their [[Austin's home|house]] and when Austin [[healing|heals]] [[Austin's mother|his mother]], [[Austin's father]] says God answered their prayers. (''[[Graphic Novel:War Buddies, Part 3|War Buddies, Part 3]]'')
* Baby Nathan is seen playing with an angel action figure. (''[[War Buddies, Part 5]]'')
* Hana says that when she was a girl, she imagined heaven filled with clouds and angels with beautiful feathered wings. She continues and says that the heavens are filled with angels -- satellites. Thousands and thousands of satellites that, like angels, watch over us. They see everything we do, every call we make, every e-mail we write, they know how we live, and they know how we die. (''[[The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 1]]'')
* Hana has a flashback of when she tried to fly like an angel with her umbrella. Later, Hana is in space and looks down at the Earth, commenting that that was how the angels saw it, observing, watching everything. (''[[The Death of Hana Gitelman, Part 2]]'')
* [[Guillame]] is the [[Wikipedia:Houngan|Houngan]] in a religiously [[Vodou]] [[Haitian town|village]] in [[Haiti]]. It is believed he was chosed by the [[Wikipedia:Loa|Loa]], and that he "walk[s] with [[Wikipedia:Papa Legba|Legba]] and [[Wikipedia:Ogoun|Ogun]]", and "lay[s] with Samara and Delun." The Haitian says that neither god nor man could have loved his father more than he did. (''[[It Takes a Village, Part 1]]'')
* The Haitian narrates that Guillame's hanging was a punishment for "betraying the Loa". After Guillame is freed, he says that he must show that the Loa is still on his back; he plans on making a sacrifice to Ogun and Loa to restore his power. Later, the villagers exclaim that Guillame has lost favor with the Loa. When the Haitian recalls his father punching him, he narrates that it was then that he learned that the old gods, it they even existed, were not listening. (''[[It Takes a Village, Part 2]]'')
* The Haitian visits [[the crossroads]] to receive redemption from the gods before traveling to America. (''[[Graphic Novel:The Crossroads|The Crossroads]]'')
* The Haitian visits [[the crossroads]] to receive redemption from the gods before traveling to America. (''[[Graphic Novel:The Crossroads|The Crossroads]]'')
* Adam again exclaims "Lazarus risen!" when he kills [[Evan]] for an apparent [[replication|second time]]. After killing many Evans over the course of seasons, [[Adam]] proclaims to [[Evan]] and his [[cloning|clones]] that only gods [[rapid cell regeneration|live as long]] as he does. He also narrates that he was alone, while gods should have disciples. (''[[Revolutionary War, Part 2]]'')
* Adam again exclaims "Lazarus risen!" when he kills [[Evan]] for an apparent [[replication|second time]]. After killing many Evans over the course of seasons, [[Adam]] proclaims to [[Evan]] and his [[cloning|clones]] that only gods [[rapid cell regeneration|live as long]] as he does. He also narrates that he was alone, while gods should have disciples. (''[[Revolutionary War, Part 2]]'')
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* [[Ida May Walker]] tells her [[dominoes partner]] she can [[Ida May's ability|see "angels"]]. Later, [[Linda Tavara]] tells Ida May [[Linda|she]] is an angel. (''[[Moonlight Serenade]]'')
* [[Ida May Walker]] tells her [[dominoes partner]] she can [[Ida May's ability|see "angels"]]. Later, [[Linda Tavara]] tells Ida May [[Linda|she]] is an angel. (''[[Moonlight Serenade]]'')
* [[Donna Dunlap]] is nailed to a board through the feet, creating wounds that resemble those of Jesus Christ. (''[[Into the Wild, Part 3]]'')
* [[Donna Dunlap]] is nailed to a board through the feet, creating wounds that resemble those of Jesus Christ. (''[[Into the Wild, Part 3]]'')
* [[Gordon Hovey]] is religious. He asks God for forgiveness after killing [[Homeland Security agent (II)|an agent]] with [[Granulation|his ability]], and later prays in a field. (''[[Graphic Novel:Exodus|Exodus]]'')
* A [[thug with a Jesus tattoo|thug]] in [[Los Angeles]] has the face of Jesus Christ tattooed across his chest. (''[[Vengeance, Part 1]]'')


==Names of Biblical Reference==
==Names of Biblical Reference==
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* [[wikipedia:Angel|Angel]] ([[Angela Petrelli]])
* [[wikipedia:Angel|Angel]] ([[Angela Petrelli]])
* [[wikipedia:Aaron|Aaron]] ([[Aron Malsky]])
* [[wikipedia:Aaron|Aaron]] ([[Aron Malsky]])
* [[wikipedia:Bishop|Bishop]] ([[Bob Bishop|Robert Bishop]])
* [[wikipedia:Benjamin|Benjamin]] ([[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Benjamin Washington]])
* [[wikipedia:Bishop|Bishop]] ([[Bob Bishop|Robert Bishop]], [[Elle Bishop]])
* [[wikipedia:Cain and Abel|Cain]] ([[Eden McCain]])
* [[wikipedia:Cain and Abel|Cain]] ([[Eden McCain]])
* [[wikipedia:First Epistle to the Corinthians|First]] and [[wikipedia:Second Epistle to the Corinthians|Second Corinthians]] ([[Corinthian Casino]])
* [[wikipedia:First Epistle to the Corinthians|First]] and [[wikipedia:Second Epistle to the Corinthians|Second Corinthians]] ([[Corinthian Casino]])
* [[wikipedia:Daniel|Daniel]] ([[the list|Daniel Buzzetti]], [[Daniel Linderman]], [[D.L. Hawkins]])
* [[wikipedia:Daniel|Daniel]] ([[the list|Daniel Buzzetti]], [[Daniel Linderman]], [[D.L. Hawkins|Daniel Lawrence Hawkins]])
* [[wikipedia:David|David]] ([[Brian Davis]], [[Sheriff Davidson]], [[David]], [[the list|David Berman]])
* [[wikipedia:David|David]] ([[Brian Davis]], [[Sheriff Davidson]], [[David]], [[the list|David Berman]])
* [[wikipedia:Garden of Eden|Eden, Garden of]] ([[Eden McCain]])
* [[wikipedia:Garden of Eden|Eden, Garden of]] ([[Eden McCain]], [[Garden of Eden]])
* [[Wikipedia:El_(god)|Eli]] ([[Eli]])
* [[wikipedia:Elijah|Elijah]] ([[Eden McCain|Sarah Ellis]])
* [[wikipedia:Elijah|Elijah]] ([[Eden McCain|Sarah Ellis]])
* [[wikipedia:Exodus|Exodus]] (''[[Season Two|Volume Three: Exodus]]'', [[Exodus]])
* [[wikipedia:Gabriel|Gabriel]] ([[Sylar|Gabriel Gray]])
* [[wikipedia:Gabriel|Gabriel]] ([[Sylar|Gabriel Gray]])
* [[wikipedia:Hannah (Bible)|Hannah]] ([[Hana Gitelman]])
* [[wikipedia:Hannah (Bible)|Hannah]] ([[Hana Gitelman]])
* [[wikipedia:Genesis|Genesis]] ([[Episode:Genesis|Genesis]])
* [[wikipedia:Genesis|Genesis]] ([[Episode:Genesis|Genesis]])
* [[wikipedia:Isaac|Isaac]] ([[Isaac Mendez]])
* [[wikipedia:Isaac|Isaac]] ([[Isaac Mendez]])
* [[wikipedia:James the Just|James]] ([[James Walker]])
* [[wikipedia:James the Just|James]] ([[James Walker]], [[James Martin]])
* [[wikipedia:Jacob|Jacob]] ([[Jackie Wilcox]])
* [[wikipedia:Jacob|Jacob]] ([[Jackie Wilcox]], [[Santiago]])
* [[wikipedia:John|John]] ([[Janice Parkman]], Hana Gitelman, [[Ivan Spektor|Ivan]])
* [[wikipedia:John|John]] ([[Janice Parkman]], [[Hana Gitelman]], [[Ivan Spektor]])
* [[wikipedia:Joseph (Hebrew Bible)|Joseph]] ([[the list|Joe Landers]])
* [[wikipedia:Tree_of_Jesse|Jesse]] = [[wikipedia:Book_of_Isaiah|Isaiah]] ([[Jesse Murphy]])
* [[wikipedia:Mary|Mary]] ([[Molly Walker]])
* [[wikipedia:Joseph (Hebrew Bible)|Joseph]] ([[the list|Joe Landers]], [[Joseph Sullivan]])
* [[wikipedia:Matthew the Evangelist|Matthew]] ([[Matt Parkman]], [[Matthew]])
* [[wikipedia:Luke_the_Evangelist|Luke]] ([[Luke Campbell]])
* [[wikipedia:Mary|Mary]] ([[Molly Walker]], [[Maury Parkman]])
* [[wikipedia:Matthew the Evangelist|Matthew]] ([[Matt Parkman]], [[Matt Parkman, Jr.]])
* [[wikipedia:Micah|Micah]] ([[Micah Sanders]])
* [[wikipedia:Micah|Micah]] ([[Micah Sanders]])
* [[wikipedia:Nathan (Prophet)|Nathan]] ([[Nathan Petrelli]])
* [[wikipedia:Nathan (Prophet)|Nathan]] ([[Nathan Petrelli]])
* [[wikipedia:Noah|Noah]] ([[Noah Bennet]])
* [[wikipedia:Noah|Noah]] ([[Noah Bennet]], [[Noah Gray]])
* [[wikipedia:Paul the Apostle|Paul]] ([[Paulette Hawkins]], [[Paula Gramble]])
* [[wikipedia:Paul the Apostle|Paul]] ([[Paulette Hawkins]], [[Paula Gramble]], ''[[Paul E. Sylar]]'')
* [[wikipedia:Sarah|Sarah]] (Sarah Ellis)
* [[wikipedia:Samson|Samson]] ([[Samson Gray]])
* [[wikipedia:Saint Peter|Simon Peter]] ([[Peter Petrelli]], [[Simone Deveaux]], [[Simon Petrelli]])
* [[wikipedia:Sarah|Sarah]] ([[Sarah Ellis]])
* [[wikipedia:Saint Peter|Simon Peter]] ([[Petrelli|The Petrellis]], [[Peter Petrelli]], [[Simone Deveaux]], [[Simon Petrelli]])
* [[wikipedia:Thomas the Apostle|Thomas]] ([[Thompson]])
* [[wikipedia:Thomas the Apostle|Thomas]] ([[Eric Thompson]], [[Eric Thompson, Jr.]], [[Tom Miller]])
* [[wikipedia:Zechariah|Zechariah]] ([[Zach]])
* [[wikipedia:Zechariah|Zechariah]] ([[Zach]])


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* [[Shanti]]'s [[wikipedia:Shanti|name]] can refer to [[wikipedia:Inner peace|inner peace]] or the Buddhist [[wikipedia:paramita|paramita]] [[wikipedia:Ksanti|Ksanti]], meaning patience, forbearance, and forgiveness.
* [[Shanti]]'s [[wikipedia:Shanti|name]] can refer to [[wikipedia:Inner peace|inner peace]] or the Buddhist [[wikipedia:paramita|paramita]] [[wikipedia:Ksanti|Ksanti]], meaning patience, forbearance, and forgiveness.
* The graphic novels titled ''[[Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration]]'' could refer to the title "Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament", a title referring to the Virgin Mary in the Catholic faith.
* The graphic novels titled ''[[Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration]]'' could refer to the title "Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament", a title referring to the Virgin Mary in the Catholic faith.
* ''[[Our Father]]'' is also the name of a Christian prayer.
* When [[Santiago]] goes to church after first experiencing [[Accelerated_probability|his ability]] as a miracle, [[Iris]] says that God watches over all of us, that there is a reason God saved him.
* ''[[Exodus]]'' is the [[Wikipedia:Exodus|name]] of the second book of the Jewish Torah and of the Christian Old Testament.


==Notes==
==Notes==
* [[yamagatofellowship.org]]'s repository page has a picture of Thor, the Norse god of thunder and war.
* [[yamagatofellowship.org]]'s repository page has a picture of Thor, the Norse god of thunder and war.
* Included in [[Linderman's archives]] is a painting of Christ by Matthias Grünewald called ''Isenheim Altarpiece: The Resurrection''.
* Included in [[Linderman's archives]] is a painting of Christ by Matthias Grünewald called ''[[Wikipedia:Isenheim_Altarpiece|Isenheim Altarpiece: The Resurrection]]''.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* In an [[Heroes Unmasked|interview]] with [[Jeph Loeb]], he said that [[Tim Kring]] originally wanted [[Sylar]] to be a priest before becoming a killer.
* In an [[Heroes Unmasked|interview]] with [[Jeph Loeb]], he said that [[Tim Kring]] originally wanted [[Sylar]] to be a priest before becoming a killer.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Zulia jesus.jpg|[[Maya]] resigns herself to a [[Venezuelan convent|convent]] in [[Zulia, Venezuela]].
Image:Star of David on Hana's book.JPG|[[Hana]] has a book with the Star of David on its cover.
Image:Peter_sacred_heart.jpg|Peter had a deal with the Sacred Heart. <br>''({{ep|321}})''
Image:Female_angel.jpg|Angela dreamt of a female angel. <br> ''({{ep|321}})''
</gallery>


==See Also==
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 15:01, 27 March 2017

Faith and religion

Various world religions are referenced frequently in Heroes.

There are several references to religion and faith by the narrators, the characters, names, episode titles, and places. Many characters believe that there is a God or that there are gods playing an active part in their lives. Religion is often an influence on moral choices.

Episodic Recurrences

Season One

For an episode-by-episode summary, see Faith and religion: Season One History.

Four Months Later...

Lizards

  • The Haitian and Mohinder discuss at length whether or not God would allow the Shanti virus to exist.
  • Hiro tells Yaeko that his father once told him that deer are the messengers of God.
  • A curandera tells Maya that what she carries inside her is black, enough to kill the devil, and that Maya is cursed.

Kindred

  • After discovering his ability, Takezo Kensei exclaims "Lazarus risen!" and claims Hiro is a devil who cursed him. Later, Kensei asks how he and Hiro can have abilities, and Hiro explains that some believe their abilities are gifts from God.

The Kindness of Strangers

  • Maya, Alejandro, and Derek find a half dead Sylar lying in the middle of a road. Sylar claims that he had been robbed, and the trio show compassion towards him. This parallels to the Parable of the Good Samaritan, which tells the story of a Jewish man who had been attacked and robbed, left to die on the road. A Samaritan comes across the beaten man, and shows compassion towards him, tending to his needs.
  • When Maya meets Sylar, he introduces himself as Gabriel Gray, and she replies, "Like the angel?" Also, she tells Alejandro that them meeting Sylar is a sign from God that they are on the right path.
  • Monica expresses guilt at praying for an escape from Katrina-ravaged New Orleans while everyone else was praying for the recovery of their community.

Fight or Flight

The Line

Out of Time

Four Months Ago...

Cautionary Tales

  • Kaito tells Hiro that they have the power of gods, but should not play God.
  • In Hiro's eulogy, he says his father taught him to understand that certain things are in God's hands, but for everything else, God has given us the gift of choice.

Truth & Consequences

Powerless

  • Adam tells Hiro that God didn't like what became of the Earth, so he wiped out the inhabitants with a global flood that lasted 40 days and 40 nights. Hiro argues to Adam that he isn't God.
  • Angela says on the phone that a Pandora's box has opened.

Season Three

For an episode-by-episode summary, see Faith and religion: Season Three History.

Strange Attractors

  • After having sex with Janice, Sylar crunches an apple calling it "forbidden fruit" (though technically there was no specified forbidden fruit in the Bible).

Brother's Keeper

Thanksgiving

  • Sylar mocks Peter for his optimism asking if the latter has any speeches about hope or the triumph of the human spirit. Also, Sylar says that he is not a religious man, but there is something that he believes in--blood.
  • Hiro calls Samuel the devil. Samuel retorts saying that he is Hiro's savior.

The Fifth Stage

  • Peter crucifies Sylar to a piece of wood with a nail gun, putting nails in each of his palms like Jesus Christ.
  • While Nathan is losing his battle with Sylar, Sylar comes to the forefront to tell Peter that he wanted to crucify him in Times Square.

Upon This Rock

  • The title refers to Saint Peter, the rock, upon which the catholic church is built, and to Samuel's rock.
  • Lauren talks of Samuel as a "cult leader".

Odessa

  • Trapped deep within the Primatech facility in Odessa, Luke suggests to his wife that they are in hell.
  • Carlos enters a confessional at St. Francis to talk to Father Mauricio. Carlos tells the priest that he is only on his knees so that he knows where to sit, but Mauricio replies that he is more concerned about Carlos's faith in himself than his faith in God.

Under the Mask

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The Needs of the Many

  • Farah Nazan, a Muslim, prays on a prayer mat while in the Arctic.
  • When Jose shows Father Mauricio his power of phasing, Mauricio crosses his chest, a ritual that some Christians perform in order to bless themselves after witnessing something that might be perceived as blasphemous.

Graphic Novel Recurrences

Names of Biblical Reference

Other references

  • "In His Own Image" is the title of the original, unbroadcasted version of the pilot, and refers to God creating man in His own image.
  • "Genesis" is the name of the first book of the Old Testament and Torah as well as the title of the first volume of Heroes and its first episode.
  • Theodore comes via French from the Greek name Theodōros, composed of the elements theos (god – in Greek, θεός) + dōron (gift – in Greek, δώρον), meaning "gift of God".
  • "Bennet" is a variant of Bennett, meaning "blessed."
  • Virginia Gray's first name may refer to the Virgin Mary, who was visited by the angel Gabriel and received the news that she would be the earthly mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
  • Chandra's name refers to the Hindu lunar deity Chandra.
  • Shanti's name can refer to inner peace or the Buddhist paramita Ksanti, meaning patience, forbearance, and forgiveness.
  • The graphic novels titled Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration could refer to the title "Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament", a title referring to the Virgin Mary in the Catholic faith.
  • Our Father is also the name of a Christian prayer.
  • When Santiago goes to church after first experiencing his ability as a miracle, Iris says that God watches over all of us, that there is a reason God saved him.
  • Exodus is the name of the second book of the Jewish Torah and of the Christian Old Testament.

Notes

Trivia

Gallery

See Also

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:Faith and religion for fan-created theories and other speculation.


Recurring Themes edit

Character connections • Child vs. parent • Death • Faith and religion • Family • Fate vs. free will • Heroism • Irony • Logic vs. emotion • Loneliness • Loyalty vs. treachery • Moral ambiguity • One punch knockout • Pressure of responsibility • Revenge • Sacrifice • Secrets and deception • Special • Women in Refrigerators

See Also: References
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