The mosaic program of the Byzantine Greek-cross church at Daphni near Athens, constructed in about 1100, depicts the Pantocrator—Christ as Lord of the Universe—at the summit of the central dome.

The Virgin is represented in the apse above the altar as the instrument of Christ's incarnation; the saints, below her, represent the church on earth.

Arranged around the upper parts of the vaults are major scenes from the life of Christ, which closely correspond to the major feast days of the Byzantine religious calendar.