The Talmud and Greek Culture

In general, the question of how much the rabbis of the Talmud knew about Greek culture is a fascinating one. The Platonic myth of man and women being born one body, but separated later, which explains their sexual yearning from each other (which appears in Symposium) is also found as a midrashic interpretation on the creation of Eve: The Torah says in Genesis 1:27:

ז וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים אֶת-הָאָדָם בְּצַלְמוֹ, בְּצֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים בָּרָא אֹתוֹ: זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה, בָּרָא אֹתָם.

27 And God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them

How can it be God created man -masculine singular- and humans - both genders, plural, at once? And how does this square with the story of God taking Eve out of Adam's rib? Answer: God originally created one man, who was in fact a man-woman in one body. Thus, this creature was both male and female, singular and plural, at the same time. God later separated the female element by taking her out of this hybrid human and creating woman - hence the taking Eve out of Adam's rib story.

In addition, Greek words, such as hydros, appear in the Talmud, and the presence of Greek language implies a certain knowledge of Greek concepts and Greek culture. I am sure there are scholarly articles on the issue - for tonight, I'm just throwing the question out there.