| − | In popular culture, The Forbidden Fruit, which was offered by [[snake|the serpent]] to Eve, was an apple. The [[Bible]] itself says no such thing. Eve then gave the apple to Adam, and he ate it, making the apple the fruit that was responsible for the fall of mankind.<ref>http://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/2009/02/09/the-forbiden-fruit-etymology-of-apple/</ref> | + | In popular culture, The Forbidden Fruit, which was offered by [[snake|the serpent]] to Eve, who then offered the apple to Adam, causing the fall of mankind, is often portrayed as apple.<ref>http://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/2009/02/09/the-forbiden-fruit-etymology-of-apple/</ref> |