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Mythological objects
encompass a variety of items
(e.g. weapons, armour,
clothing) found in mythology,
legend, folklore, tall tale, fable,
religion, and spirituality from
across the world. This list will
be organized according to the
category of object.

Personal armour
Body armour

Armour of Achilles, created

by Hephaestus and said to
be impenetrable. (Greek
mythology)
Armour of Beowulf, a mail
shirt made by Wayland the
Smith. (Anglo-Saxon
mythology)
Golden Coat of Chainmail,
 part of Fafnir's treasure
which Sigurd took after he
slew the dragon. (Norse
mythology)
Green Armour, protects the
wearer from physical injuries.
(Arthurian legend)
Kavacha, the armor of Karna
that was granted by his
father Surya at birth. It was
impenetrable even to
heavenly weapons. (Hindu
mythology)

Headgears

Helmet of Rostam, upon

which was fixed the head of
the white giant Div-e-Sepid,
from the Persian epic
Shahnameh. (Persian
mythology)
Helm of Awe (also Helm of
Terror or Ægishjálmr), an
Icelandic magical stave. A
physical object called "Helm
of Terror" is referenced as
one item Sigurd takes from
the dragon Fafnir's hoard
after he slays him in
Völsunga saga. (Norse
mythology)
Tarnhelm, a magic helmet
giving the wearer the ability
to change form or become
invisible. Used by Alberich in
Der Ring des Nibelungen.
(Continental Germanic
mythology)
Goswhit, the helmet of King
Arthur, passed down to him
from Uther Pendragon.
(Arthurian legend)
Crown of Immortality,
represented in art first as a
laurel wreath and later as a
symbolic circle of stars. The
Crown appears in a number
of Baroque iconographic and
allegoric works of art to
indicate the wearer's
immortality.
Huliðshjálmr, a concealing
helmet of the dwarves.
(Norse mythology)
Halo (also Nimbus, Aureole,
Glory, or Gloriole), is a ring of
light that surrounds a person
in art. They have been used
in the iconography of many
religions to indicate holy or
sacred figures, and have at
various periods also been
used in images of rulers or
heroes.
Veil of Isis, a metaphor and
allegorical artistic motif in
which nature is personified
as the goddess Isis covered
by a veil, representing the
inaccessibility of nature's
secrets. Helena Blavatsky, in
Isis Unveiled in 1877, used
the metaphor for the spiritual
truths that her Theosophical
belief system hoped to
discover, and modern
ceremonial magic includes a
ritual called the "Rending of
the Veil" to bring the
magician to a higher state of
spiritual awareness.
(Western esotericism)
Sun Wukong's magical
headband, Guanyin gives
Xuanzang a gift from the
Buddha. A magical headband
which, once Sun Wukong is
tricked into putting it on, can
never be removed. With a
special chant, the band will
tighten and cause unbearable
pain. (Chinese mythology)
 Kappa's plate (sara), the
easiest way to defeat a
kappa was to make it spill
the water from its sara on top
of their head. The sara on its
head is filled with water that
is the source of its power.
(Japanese mythology)
Headagears from
Christian mythology

Crown of thorns, a woven

crown of thorns was placed
on the head of Jesus during
the events leading up to the
crucifixion of Jesus.
 Veil of Veronica, according to
legend was used to wipe the
sweat from Jesus' brow as
he carried the cross is also
said to bear the likeness of
the face of Christ.
Iron Crown of Lombardy,
said to be made from the
nails used during the
crucifixion of Christ.
Headgears from Greek
mythology

Cap of invisibility, a helmet

or cap that can turn the
wearer invisible. It is also
known as the Cap of Hades,
Helm of Hades, or Helm of
Darkness. Wearers of the cap
in Greek myths include
Athena, the goddess of
wisdom, the messenger god
Hermes, and the hero
Perseus. The Cap of
Invisibility enables the user to
become invisible to other
supernatural entities,
functioning much like the
cloud of mist that the gods
surround themselves in to
become undetectable.
Ariadne's Diadem, a diadem
 given to her by her husband
Dionysus that was made by
Hephaestus as a wedding
present.

Shields

Shield of El Cid, according to

the epic poem Carmen
Campidoctoris, bears the
image of a fierce shining
golden dragon.[1]
Svalinn, a shield which
stands before the sun and
protects earth from burning.
If the shield were to fall from
its frontal position, mountain
 and sea "would burn up".
(Norse mythology)
Dubán, the black shield of Cú
Chulainn. (Irish mythology)
Shields from Arthurian
Legend

Pridwen (also
Wynebgwrthucher), the shield
of King Arthur.
Shield of Joseph of
Arimathea, according to
Arthurian legend it was
carried by three maidens to
Arthur's castle where it was
discovered by Sir Percival. In
Perlesvaus he uses it to
defeat the Knight of the
Burning Dragon.
Shield of Judas Maccabee, a
red shield emblazoned with a
golden eagle. According to
Arthurian legend the same
shield was later found and
used by Gawain after he
defeated an evil knight.
Shield of Evalach, a white
shield belonging to king
Evalach. Josephus of
Arimathea painted a red
cross upon it with his own
 blood, which granted the
owner heavenly protection. It
was later won by Sir Galahad.
Shields from
Graeco-Roman
mythology

Aegis, Zeus' shield, often

loaned to his daughter
Athena, also used by
Perseus. (Greek mythology)
Shield of Ajax, a huge shield
made of seven cow-hides
with a layer of bronze. (Greek
mythology)
Ancile, the shield of the
 Roman god Mars. One divine
shield fell from heaven during
the reign of Numa Pompilius,
the second king of Rome. He
ordered eleven copies made
to confuse would-be thieves.
(Roman mythology)
Shield of Achilles, the shield
that Achilles uses in his fight
with Hector. (Greek
mythology)
Shields from Hindu
mythology

Jaivardhan, the shield of

Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva.
 Khetaka, the shield of
Shamba.
Srivatsa, the shield of Vishnu,
a symbol worshiped and
revered by the Hindus, said to
be manifested in the god's
chest.

Gauntlets

Járngreipr (Iron Grippers), a

pair of iron gauntlets of the
god Thor. (Norse mythology)

Weapons
Ankusha (also Elephant
Goad), an elephant goad is
one of the eight auspicious
objects known as
Astamangala and certain
other religions of the Indian
subcontinent. Ankusha is
also an attribute of many
Hindu gods, including
Ganesha. (Hindu mythology)
Ayudhapurusha, the
anthropomorphic depiction
of a divine weapon in Hindu
art. Ayudhapurushas are
sometimes considered as
partial incarnates of their
divine owners. (Hindu
mythology)
Bajiaoshan or Bashōsen
(Banana Palm Fan), a giant
fan made from banana
leaves and has magical
properties, as it can create
giant whirlwinds. It was used
by either Princess Iron Fan or
Ginkaku. (Chinese
mythology)
Halayudha, a plough used as
a weapon by Balarama.
(Hindu mythology)
Imhullu, a weapon used by
the Assyrian god Marduk to
destroy Tiamat, described in
the ancient epic of creation
Enûma Eliš. (Mesopotamian
mythology)
Pasha, a supernatural
weapon depicted in Hindu
iconography. Hindu deities
such as Ganesha, Yama and
Varuna are depicted with the
pasha in their hands. The
pasha is used to bind a foe's
arms and legs or for hunting
animals. (Hindu mythology)
Magic wand, found in the
hands of powerful fairies.
(Medieval legend)
Swords

Chrysaor, the golden sword

of Sir Artegal in The Faerie
Queene. It was tempered with
Adamant, and it could cleave
through anything.
(Renaissance fiction)
Mmaagha Kamalu, a sword
that belongs to the Igbo god
of war Kamalu. This sword
glows red when people with
evil intentions are close by
and it can cause tremors
when struck on the ground. It
gifts mere mortals victory in
battle. (Igbo mythology)
Thuận Thiên (Heaven's Will),
the mythical sword of the
Vietnamese King Lê Lợi, who
liberated Vietnam from Ming
occupation after ten years of
fighting from 1418 until
1428. (Vietnamese
mythology)
Kladenets (also Samosek or
Samosyok), the "self-
swinging sword" is a
fabulous magic sword in
some Old Russian fairy tales.
In English translations of
Russian byliny and folklore, it
may be rendered variously as
"sword of steel". (Russian
mythology)
Jokulsnaut, a sword
belonging to Grettir which
was later given to his brother
Atli. (Sagas of Icelanders)
Flaming Sword, a sword
glowing with flame by some
supernatural power.
Cura Si Manjakini, a sword
mentioned in the legends of
the Malay Annals as
originally possessed by Sang
Sapurba, the legendary
ancestor of Malay kings.
(Malay folklore)
Kalevanmiekka, Kaleva's
sword. (Finnish mythology)
Sword of Laban, after nearly
being killed by a powerful
and nefarious Laban, the
young prophet Nephi later
finds him drunk and
unconscious. He’s then
commanded of God to use
Labans sword to kill him as
he was wicked and would
hurt future generations by
witholding sacred records
revealing God’s Plan of
Happiness. The sword was
made of "precious steel" with
a hilt of "pure gold".[2] After
slaying Laban, Nephi put on
Labans armor (including the
sword) to disguise himself to
obtain the preciousness
record and escape the city.
He would later use it as a
model for manufacturing
similar weapons for his
people's defense. Laban's
sword was passed down
through the centuries to
 future prophets, kings and
warriors. (Book of Mormon)
Swords from Celtic
mythology

Caladbolg (also Caladcholg),

the sword of Fergus mac
Róich and powerful enough
to cut the tops off three hills;
related to the Caledfwlch of
Welsh mythology.
Caledfwlch, often compared
to Excalibur. This sword is
used by Llenlleawg Wyddel to
kill Diwrnach Wyddel and his
men.
Ceard-nan Gallan, the Smith
of the Branches, sword of
Oisín.
Claíomh Solais (Sword of
Light), the sword of Nuada
Airgeadlámh. The sword
glowed with the light of the
sun and was irresistible in
battle, having the power to
cut his enemies in half.
Cosgarach Mhor, the Great
Triumphant One, sword of
Oscar.
Cruadh-Chosgarach, the
Hard Destroying One, sword
of Caílte mac Rónáin.
Dyrnwyn (White-Hilt), the
Sword of Rhydderch Hael.
When drawn by a worthy or
well-born man, the entire
blade would blaze with fire.
Rhydderch was never
reluctant to hand the weapon
to anyone, hence his
nickname Hael "the
Generous", but the recipients,
as soon as they had learned
of its peculiar properties,
always rejected the sword.
Fragarach (also Sword of Air,
Answerer or Retaliator),
forged by the gods, wielded
by Manannán mac Lir and
Lugh Lamfada. No armour
could stop it, and it would
grant its wielder command
over the powers of wind.
Mac an Luin, the Son of the
Waves, sword of Fionn mac
Cumhaill.
Moralltach (also Morallta), a
sword given to Diarmuid Ua
Duibhne by his father
Aengus, which left no stroke
or blow unfinished at the first
trial.
Beagalltach (also Begallta), a
short sword given to
Diarmuid Ua Duibhne by his
father Aengus. It broke in two
pieces after hitting a boar
with it.
Singing Sword of Conaire
Mór, a sword that would sing
in battle.
Cruaidín Catutchenn, the
sword of Cú Chulainn.
Orna, the sword of the
Fomorian king Tethra, which
recounts the deeds done with
 it when unsheathed. It was
taken by Ogma and it then
recounted everything it had
done.
Swords from
Continental Germanic
mythology

Mimung, a great sword that

Wudga inherits from his
father Wayland the Smith.
Nagelring, the sword of
Dietrich von Bern.
Eckesachs (Seax of Ecke), the
sword that belonged to the
giant Ecke before he was
killed by Dietrich von Bern,
who then took it for himself
(replacing Nagelring).
Balmung or Nothung, the
sword from Die Walküre,
wielded by Siegfried the hero
of the Nibelungenlied.
Blutgang (also Burtgang or
Blodgang), the sword of
Háma.
Adylok or Hatheloke, the
sword of Torrent of
Portyngale, according to The
Romance Torrent of
Portyngale. Forged by
 Wayland the Smith.
Swords from
Anglo-Saxon
mythology and folklore
of the British Islands

Hrunting, the magical sword

lent to Beowulf by Unferth
which was annealed in
venom.
Nægling, the other magical
sword of Beowulf. Found in
the cave of Grendel's
mother.[3]
Sword of Saint Peter, St.
Joseph of Arimathea brought
the sword to Britain and it
was kept at Glastonbury
Abbey for many years until
the Abbot gave it to Saint
George. (English folklore)
Wallace Sword, William
Wallace used human skin for
his sword's scabbard, hilt,
and belt. The flesh's donor
was said to have been Hugh
de Cressingham, treasurer of
Scotland, whom Wallace had
flayed after defeating him in
the battle of Stirling Bridge.
(Scottish folklore)
Swords from the
Matter of Britain

Arondight, Lancelot's sword.

Clarent, a sword of peace
meant for knighting and
ceremonies as opposed to
battle, which was stolen and
then used to kill Arthur by
Mordred.
Coreiseuse (Wrathful), the
sword of King Ban, Lancelot's
father.
Excalibur, it is also
sometimes referred to as:
Caliburn, Caledfwlch,
Calesvol, Kaledvoulc'h,
Caliburnus due to
inconsistencies within the
various Arthurian legends.
Sometimes attributed with
magical powers or
associated with the rightful
sovereignty of Great Britain.
Stated that it was forged on
the Isle of Avalon.
Galatine, the name of the
sword given to Sir Gawain by
the Lady of the Lake.
Grail Sword, a cracked holy
sword which Sir Percival
bonded back together,
though the crack remained.
Secace, The sword that
Lancelot used to battle the
Saxons at Saxon Rock. It is
translated as Seure
(Sequence) in the Vulgate
Cycle.
Sword in the Stone, a sword
in the Arthurian legend which
only the rightful king of
Britain can pull from the
stone; sometimes associated
with Excalibur. In Mallory, the
sword in the stone is not
Excalibur and is not named.
When the sword is broken in
a fight with King Pellinore,
the Lady of the Lake gives
him Excalibur as a
replacement. At Arthur's
death, Excalibur is returned
to the Lady of the lake by Sir
Bedivere.
Sword with the Red Hilt, One
of the swords wielded by Sir
Balin. After his death, Merlin
sealed it in the float stone
where it remained until it was
drawn by Sir Galahad. After
Galahad, the sword passes to
his father, Sir Lancelot who
fatally wounds Sir Gawain
with it.
Courtain (also Curtana,
Cortana, Sword of Mercy), it is
linked to the legendary sword
carried by Tristan and Ogier
the Dane. Its end is blunt and
squared, said to symbolize
mercy. The story surrounding
the breaking of the weapon is
unknown, but mythological
history indicates that the tip
was broken off by an angel to
prevent a wrongful killing.
 Egeking, a sword in the
medieval poem Greysteil. Sir
Graham obtains the sword
'Egeking' from Eger's aunt, Sir
Egram's Lady. (Arthurian
legend)
Swords from Norse
mythology

Angurvadal (Stream of
Anguish), a magical sword of
Viking, and later Frithiof. The
sword was inscribed with
Runic letters, which blazed in
time of war, but gleamed with
a dim light in time of peace.
Dáinsleif (Dáinn's legacy),
king Högni's sword that gave
wounds that never healed
and could not be unsheathed
without killing a man.
Sumarbrandr (Summer
Sword), the sword of the
Norse god of summer, Frey, it
is a magic sword which
fought on its own. It might be
Lævateinn.
Gram, the sword that Odin
struck into the world tree
Barnstokkr which only
Sigmund the Völsung was
able to pull out. It broke in
battle with Odin but was later
reforged by Sigmund's son
Sigurd who used it to slay the
dragon Fafnir. After being
reforged, it could cleave an
anvil in half.
Hǫfuð, the sword of
Heimdallr, the guardian of
Bifröst.
Hrotti, the sword is
mentioned in the Völsung
cycle. It was part of Fafnir's
treasure, which Sigurd took
after he slew the dragon.
Lævateinn, a sword
mentioned in an emendation
to the Poetic Edda
Fjölsvinnsmál by Sophus
Bugge. it was forged by the
elf Völundr.
Legbiter, the sword of
Magnus III of Norway.
Mistilteinn, the magical
sword of Prainn, the draugr,
later owned by Hromundr
Gripsson and it could never
go blunt.
Quern-biter, sword of
Haakon I of Norway and his
follower, Thoralf Skolinson
the Strong, said to be sharp
enough to cut through
quernstones.
Ridill (also Refil), sword of
the dwarf Regin.
Skofnung, the legendary
sword of Danish king Hrólf
Kraki. It was renowned for
supernatural sharpness and
hardness, as well as for
being imbued with the spirits
of the king's twelve faithful
berserker bodyguards. A cut
made by Skofnung will not
heal. The only way to stop
this is by touching the cut
with the Skofnung stone.
Tyrfing (also Tirfing or
Tyrving), the cursed sword of
Svafrlami with a golden hilt
that would never miss a
stroke, would never rust and
would cut through stone and
iron as easily as through
clothes. The dwarves made
the sword, and it shone and
gleamed like fire. However,
they cursed it so that it would
kill a man every time it was
used and that it would be the
 cause of three great evils.
Dragvandil, the sword of Egill
Skallagrímsson.
Gambanteinn, A sword which
appears in two poems in the
Poetic Edda.
Swords from the
Matter of France

Almace (also Almice or

Almacia), sword of Turpin,
Archbishop of Reims.
Balisarda, the sword of
Rogero from Orlando Furioso
made by a sorceress, and
capable of cutting through
enchanted substances.
Corrougue, the sword of
Otuel.
Durendal (also Durandal or
Durlindana in Italian), the
sword of Roland, one of
Charlemagne's paladins,
(Orlando in medieval Italian
verse) — alleged to be the
same sword as the one
wielded by Hector of Ilium. It
was said to be the sharpest
sword in all of existence.
Froberge, the sword of
Renaud de Montauban.
Hauteclere (also Halteclere
or Hauteclaire), the sword of
Olivier. It is described as
being of burnished steel, with
a crystal embedded in a
golden hilt.
Joyeuse, sword of
Charlemagne. Some legends
claim Joyeuse was forged to
contain the Lance of
Longinus within its pommel;
others say the blade was
smithed from the same
materials as Roland's
Durendal and Ogier's
Curtana.
Murgleys (also Murgleis),
sword of Ganelon, traitor and
cousin of Roland. Its "gold
pommel" held some kind of a
"holy relic".
Précieuse, sword of Baligant,
Emir of Babylon.
Sauvagine, second of the two
magical swords of Ogier the
Dane.
Merveilleuse, the hero's
sword in Doon de Mayence. It
was so sharp that when
placed edge downwards it
would cut through a slab of
 wood without the use of
force.
Joan of Arc's sword, Joan's
"voices" told her that a
magical and holy sword
would be found in the Church
of Saint Catherine of
Fierbois. It had five crosses
upon it and that the rust was
easily removed.
Swords from Spanish
mythology

Tizona (also Tizón), the

sword of El Cid, it frightens
unworthy opponents, as
 shown in the heroic poem
Cantar de Mio Cid.[4]
Colada, the other sword of El
Cid.[5]
Lobera (Wolf Slayer), the
sword of the king Saint
Ferdinand III of Castile,
inheritance of the epic hero
Fernán González, according
to Don Juan Manuel, Prince
of Villena.[6]
Swords from Greek
mythology

Harpe, an adamantine sword

was used by the hero
Perseus to decapitate
Medusa.
Sword of Peleus, a magic
sword that makes its wielder
victorious in the battle or the
hunt.
Sword of Damocles, a huge
sword hanged above the
throne where Damocles sat
on the throne, it was held at
the pommel only by a single
hair of a horse's tail.
Sword of justice, in Themis
right hand, she is seen to
have a sword that faces
 downward. This sword
represents punishment.
Ripetide,a magic sword
Perseus, son of Poseidon,
sword
Swords from Roman
mythology

Crocea Mors, the sword of

Julius Caesar and later
Nennius according to the
legends presented by
Geoffrey of Monmouth.
Sword of Attila (also Sword
of Mars or Sword of God), the
legendary sword that was
 wielded by Attila the Hun;
claimed to have originally
been the sword of Mars, the
Roman god of war.[7]
Swords from Hindu
mythology

Aruval, the Tamils revere the

weapon, a type of billhook, as
a symbol of Karupannar.
(Tamil mythology)
Asi, a legendary sword
mentioned in the epic
Mahabharata.
Chandrahas, the divine sword
Chandrahas was given to
Ravana with a warning that if
it was used for unjust
causes, it would return to the
three-eyed Shiva and
Ravana's days would be
numbered.
Girish, special sword of Shiva
with unique characteristics.
Khanda (also Mahābhārata
Sword), Khanda is
represented as wisdom
cutting through ignorance. In
Hinduism, the Khanda is a
symbol of Shiva. Khanda
often appears in Hindu,
 Buddhist and Sikh scriptures
and art.
Nandaka (also Nandaki), the
sword of the Hindu god
Vishnu.
Nistrimsha, the sword of
Pradyumna, son of Krishna.
Pattayudha, the divine sword
of Lord Veerabhadra,
commander of Lord Shiva's
armies.
Swords from Japanese
mythology

Kusanagi-no-tsurugi (also
Ama-no-Murakumo-
no-Tsurugi and Tsumugari no
Tachi), sword of the
Japanese god Susanoo, later
given to his sister
Amaterasu. It is one of three
Imperial Regalia of Japan.
Totsuka-no-Tsurugi, the
sword Susanoo used to slay
Yamata no Orochi.
Ame-no-Ohabari (also
Ama-no-Ohabari), used by
Izanagi to kill his offspring,
Kagu-tsuchi.
Futsu-no-mitama (August-
Snap-Spirit), the sword of
Takemikazuchi.
Juuchi Yosamu (10,000 Cold
Nights), crafted by Muramasa
– in a contest, Sengo
Muramasa suspended the
blade in a small creek with
the cutting edge facing the
current. Muramasa's sword
cut everything that passed its
way; fish, leaves floating
down the river, the very air
which blew on it. A monk
who had been watching
explained what he had seen;
the Muramasa is a
bloodthirsty, evil blade, as it
does not discriminate as to
who or what it will cut. It may
just as well be cutting down
butterflies as severing heads.
Yawarakai-Te (Tender
Hands), crafted by
Masamune – in a contest,
Masamune Okazaki lowered
his sword into the current
and waited patiently. Only
leaves were cut. However, the
fish swam right up to it, and
the air hissed as it gently
blew by the blade. A monk
who had been watching
explained what he had seen;
the Masamune was by far
the finer of the two swords,
as it did not needlessly cut
that which is innocent and
undeserving.
Kogitsune-maru (Little Fox),
Inari Ōkami and its fox spirits
help the blacksmith
Munechika forge the blade
Kogitsune-maru at the end of
the 10th century.
Kogarasu Maru (Little Crow),
a unique tachi sword
believed to have been
created by the legendary
 smith Amakuni during 8th
century CE.
Swords from Chinese
mythology

Gan Jiang and Mo Ye, the

legendary Chinese twin
swords named after their
creators.
Glory of Ten Powers, a
legendary Chinese sword
allegedly forged in Tibet by
husband-and-wife magicians
of the ancient Bön tradition.
Lü Dongbin's sword, a sword
that dispels evil spirits.
Swords from Buddhist
mythology

Chandrahrasa, legendary
sword of Manjusri, according
to Swayambhu Purana used
to found Kathmandu Valley,
forms the centerpiece of flag
of Kathmandu.
Houken, a metaphorical
Buddhist sword used to cut
away earthly desires, it is
wielded by Acala.
Khanda represents wisdom
cutting through ignorance.
Hindu and Buddhist deities
 are often shown welding or
holding khanda sword in
religious art. Notably,
Buddhist guardian deities like
Acala, Manjushri, Mahākāla,
and Palden Lhamo.
Swords from Medieval
Legend

Szczerbiec (Notched Sword

or Jagged Sword), a legend
links Szczerbiec with
Bolesław I the Brave who
was said to have chipped the
sword by hitting it against the
Golden Gate, Kiev (now in
Ukraine) during his
intervention in the Kievan
succession crisis in 1018.
Grus, the historical sword of
Bolesław III Wrymouth,
medieval prince of Poland.
(Medieval legend)
Morgelai, the king makes
Beves a knight and presents
him with a sword called
Morgelai.
Guy of Warwick's Sword,
belonged to the legendary
Guy of Warwick who is said
to have lived in the 10th
 century.
Swords from Middle
eastern Mythology

Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar
(Persian: ‫)ﺷﻤﺸﯿﺮ زﻣﺮدﻧﮕﺎر‬, "The
emerald-studded Sword" in
the Persian mythical story
Amir Arsalan. The hideous
horned demon called
Fulad-zereh was invulnerable
to all weapons except the
blows of Shamshir-e
Zomorrodnegar. This blade
originally belonged to King
Solomon. (Persian
 mythology)
Zulfiqar, a sword sent from
the Heavens to the Prophet
Muhammad by the archangel
Gabriel and he was ordered
to give the sword to Ali ibn
Abi Talib. (Islamic
mythology)

Pole weapons

Clubs and maces

Heracles' club, a gnarled

olive-wood club, Heracles'
favorite weapon. (Greek
Mythology)
Sharur, the enchanted mace
of the Sumerian god Ninurta.
It can fly unaided and also
may communicate with its
wielder. (Mesopotamian
mythology)
Tishtrya's mace, a mace that
Tishtrya used to create
lighting and tornados with it.
(Persian mythology)
Yagrush and Ayamur, two
clubs created by Kothar and
used by Baal to defeat Yam.
(Phoenician mythology)
Indravarman III's metalwood
 bat, a legendary bat wielded
by a Cambodian emperor.[8]
(Buddhist mythology)
Club of Dagda, this magic
club was supposed to be
able to kill nine men with one
blow; but with the handle he
could return the slain to life.
(Irish Mythology)
Clubs and staffs from
Hindu Mythology

Kaumodaki, the mace of the

Hindu god Vishnu. Vishnu is
often depicted holding the
Kaumodaki in one of his four
hands, it is also found in
iconography of some of
Vishnu's avatars.
Kaladanda, the staff of
Death[9] is a special and
lethal club used by God Yama
or God of Naraka or Hell in
Hindu mythology. It is very
ferocious weapon. It was
once granted by Brahma or
God of creation. It was
ultimate weapon, once fired
would kill anybody before it.
No matter what boons he
had to protect himself.
 Gada, the main weapon of
the Hindu god Hanuman, an
avatara of Shiva.
Mace of Bhima, a club that
was presented by Mayasura.
It was as weapon of Danavas
King Vrishaparva.

Rods and Staves

Caduceus, the staff carried

by Hermes or Mercury. It is a
short staff entwined by two
serpents, sometimes
surmounted by wings, and
symbolic of commerce.
(Greek mythology)
Merlin’s staff, the staff of the
legendary wizard of Camelot,
advisor and mentor to king
Arthur. (Celtic mythology)
Prospero’s staff, staff
belonging to Prospero, the
wizard in Tempest, in the end
Prospero breaks his staff and
drowns his magical books
and renounces magic.
Gambanteinn, appears in two
poems in the Poetic Edda.
(Norse mythology)
Gríðarvölr, a magical staff
given to Thor by Gríðr so he
could kill the giant Geirröd.
(Norse mythology)
Rod of Asclepius, a serpent-
entwined rod wielded by the
Greek god Asclepius, a deity
associated with healing and
medicine. (Greek mythology)
Ruyi Jingu Bang, the staff of
Sun Wukong; the staff of the
Monkey King could alter its
size from a tiny needle to a
mighty pillar. (Chinese
mythology)
Thyrsus, a staff tipped with a
pine cone and entwined with
ivy leaves. These staffs were
carried by Dionysus and his
followers. (Greek mythology)
Khaṭvāṅga, in Hindu
mythology, the god Shiva and
Rudra carried the khatvāṅga
as a staff weapon and are
thus referred to as
khatvāṅgīs. In Buddhist
mythology, it is a particularly
divine attribute of
Padmasambhava and
endemic to his iconographic
representation and depicted
as an accoutrement of his
divine consorts, Mandarava
and Yeshe Tsogyal. In the
twilight language, it
represents Yab-Yum.
Aaron's rod, was endowed
with miraculous power
during the Plagues of Egypt
that preceded the Exodus.
Was carried by Aaron.
(Jewish mythology)
Staff of Moses, the staff was
used by Moses to produce
water from a rock, was
transformed into a snake and
back, and was used at the
parting of the Red Sea.
(Jewish mythology)
Ruyi (As Desired or As [You]
Wish), is a curved decorative
object that serves as a
ceremonial sceptre in
Chinese Buddhism or a
talisman symbolizing power
and good fortune in Chinese
folklore. (Chinese folklore)
Was (Power or Dominion), a
scepter associated with the
gods (such as Set or Anubis)
as well as with the pharaoh.
Was scepter also represent
the Set animal. In later use, it
was a symbol of control over
the force of chaos that Set
represented. It appears as a
stylized animal head at the
top of a long, straight staff
with a forked end. (Egyptian
mythology)
Circe's staff, Circe was
renowned for her vast
knowledge of potions and
herbs, through the use of
these and a magic wand or a
staff, she transformed her
enemies, or those who
offended her, into animals.
(Greek mythology)
Scythes

Cronus' scythe, Cronus

castrated his father Uranus
using an adamant sickle
given to him by his mother
Gaia. (Greek mythology)
Death's scythe, a large scythe
appearing in the hands of the
Grim Reaper. This stems
mainly from the Christian
Biblical belief of death as a
"harvester of souls".
Scythe of Father Time,
during the Renaissance,
Father Time was depicted as
 wielding the harvesting
scythe, and became the
representative of the cruel
and unrelenting flow of time
which, in the end, cuts down
all things.

Spears

Aram, the spear of Jangar.

(Mongol mythology)
Ascalon, the spear that St.
George used to kill a dragon
in Beirut and saving a
princess from being
sacrificed by the town.
(Christian mythology)
Gungnir, Odin's spear created
by the dwarf Dvalinn. The
spear is described as being
so well balanced that it could
strike any target, no matter
the skill or strength of the
wielder. (Norse mythology)
Gunnar's Atgeir, Gunnar's
atgeir would make a ringing
sound or "sing" when it was
taken down in anticipation of
bloodshed. (Norse
mythology)
Maltet, the name of the spear
of Baligant from The Song of
 Roland. (French folklore)
Rhongomiant, the spear of
King Arthur that he used to
defeat the legendary Sir
Thomas of Wolford.
(Arthurian legend)
Spear of Achilles, created by
Hephaestus and given to
Peleus at his wedding with
Thetis. (Greek mythology)
Spears from Celtic
Mythology

Areadbhar (also Areadbhair),

belonged to Pisear, king of
Persia. Its tip had to be kept
immersed in a pot of water to
keep it from igniting, a
property similar to the Lúin of
Celtchar. (Irish mythology)
Brionac, the spear of Lugh
that was said to be
impossible to overcome.
(Celtic mythology)
Crann Buidhe, the spear of
Manannán. (Irish mythology)
Del Chliss, Cú Chulainn's
spear that first belonged to
Nechtan Scéne, and used to
kill the sons of Nechtan
Scéne. Formerly the name for
the charioteer's goad, a split
piece of wood. (Irish
mythology)
Gáe Buide (Yellow Shaft), a
yellow spear that can inflict
wounds from which none
could recover. The spear of
Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, given
to him by Aengus. (Irish
mythology)
Gáe Bulg, the spear of Cú
Chulainn. (Irish mythology)
Gae Assail (Spear of Assal),
the spear of Lugh, the
incantation "Ibar (Yew)"
made the cast always hit its
mark, and "Athibar (Re-Yew)"
caused the spear to return.
(Irish mythology)
Gáe Derg (Red Javelin), the
red spear of Diarmuid Ua
Duibhne, given to him by
Aengus. In mythology, it does
not nullify magic, unlike
some fiction might say. (Irish
mythology)
Lúin of Celtchar, the name of
a long, fiery lance or spear
belonging to Celtchar mac
Uthechar and wielded by
other heroes, such as
Dubthach, Mac Cécht and
Fedlimid. (Irish mythology)
Spear of Lugh, Lugh had no
need to wield the spear
himself. It was alive and
thirsted for blood that only by
steeping its head in a
sleeping-draught of pounded
fresh poppy seeds could it be
kept at rest. When battle was
near, it was drawn out; then it
roared and struggled against
its thongs, fire flashed from
it, and it tore through the
ranks of the enemy once
 slipped from the leash, never
tired of slaying. (Irish
mythology)
Spears from Japanese
mythology

Amenonuhoko (Heavenly
Jewelled Spear), the naginata
used by the Shinto deities
Izanagi and Izanami to create
the world – also called
tonbogiri.
Ama-no-Saka-hoko
(Heavenly Upside Down
Spear) is an antique and
mysterious spear, staked by
Ninigi-no-Mikoto at the
summit of Takachiho-
no-mine, where he and his
divine followers first landed,
according to the legend of
Tenson kōrin.
Nihongo, is one of three
legendary Japanese spears
created by the famed
swordsmith Masazane
Fujiwara. A famous spear
that was once used in the
Imperial Palace. Nihongo
later found its way into the
possession of Masanori
Fukushima, and then Tahei
Mori.
Otegine, is one of three
legendary Japanese spears
created by the famed
swordsmith Masazane
Fujiwara.
Tonbokiri, is one of three
legendary Japanese spears
created by the famed
swordsmith Fujiwara no
Masazane, said to be wielded
by the legendary daimyō
Honda Tadakatsu. The spear
derives its name from the
myth that a dragonfly landed
 on its blade and was
instantly cut in two. Thus
Tonbo (Japanese for
"dragonfly") and kiri
(Japanese for "cutting"),
translating this spear's name
as "Dragonfly Slaying spear".
Spears from Chinese
mythology

Erlang Shen's three-pointed,

double-edged Spear.A long
three-pointed Spear with two
cutting edges of a Saber
used by Erlang Shen. This
Spear is powerful enough to
penetrate and cleave through
steel and stone like wool.
Green Dragon Crescent
Blade, a legendary weapon
wielded by Guan Yu in the
historical novel Romance of
the Three Kingdoms. It is a
guandao, a type of traditional
Chinese weapon. It is also
sometimes referred to as the
Frost Fair Blade, from the
idea that during a battle in
the snow, the blade
continuously had blood on it;
the blood froze and made a
layer of frost on the blade.
Jiuchidingpa (Nine-tooth Iron
Rake), the primary weapon of
Zhu Bajie.
Octane Serpent Spear, Zhang
Fei's spear from the Three
Kingdoms period in China.
Spear of Fuchai, the spear
used by Goujian's arch-rival
King Fuchai of Wu.
Yueyachan (Crescent-
Moon-Shovel), a Monk's
spade that is the primary
weapon of Sha Wujing. A
double-headed staff with a
crescent-moon (yuèyá) blade
 at one end and a spade
(chǎn) at the other, with six
xīzhàng rings in the shovel
part to denote its religious
association.

Bidents

Bident, a two-pronged
implement resembling a
pitchfork. In classical
mythology, the bident is
associated with Pluto/Hades,
the ruler of the underworld.
(Greek mythology)
Devil's pitchfork, depicted as
a bident or two-pronged
 pitchfork belonging to the
devil. (Christian mythology)

Harpoons

Isis' harpoon, Isis brought

some yarn and made a rope.
She then took an ingot of
copper, melted it, and made a
harpoon. She tied the rope to
the harpoon's end. Isis could
also command her harpoon
to release its victim.
(Egyptian mythology)

Javelins

Vel, a divine javelin

 associated with Hindu war
god Karthikeya. (Hindu
mythology)

Lances

Bleeding Lance, a sacred

object, imbued with magic, in
Grail ceremonies. Drops of
blood issue from its point.
When the Grail is
Christianized, this weapon
transforms into the Holy
Lance, the spear that pierced
the side of Jesus by the hand
of a Roman soldier named
Longinus. The blood is that
of the lamb and drips
eternally into the Grail. From
the Vulgate Cycle on the
Lance is also the weapon
that inflicted the Grail-
keeper's wound even though
it is often attributed with
healing powers. (Arthurian
legend)
Bradamante's lance, a
magical lance that unhorses
anyone it touches. (Matter of
France)
Lance of Olyndicus, wielded
by the Celtiberians' war chief
 Olyndicus, who fought
against Rome. According to
Florus, he wielded a silver
lance that was sent to him by
the gods from the sky.[10]
(Spanish mythology)
Holy Lance, also called the
Spear of Longinus, is the
name given to the lance that
pierced the side of Jesus as
he hung on the cross,
according to the Gospel of
John. (Christian mythology)

Tridents

Kongō, A trident-shaped staff

which emits a bright light in
the darkness, and grants
wisdom and insight. The
staff belonged originally to
the Japanese mountain god
Kōya-no-Myōjin. It is the
equivalent of the Sanskrit
Vajra, the indestructible
lightning-diamond pounder of
the king of the gods/rain-god
Indra. There the staff
represents the three flames
of the sacrificial fire, part of
the image of the vajra wheel.
(Japanese mythology)
Trident of Poseidon,
associated with Poseidon,
the god of the sea in Greek
mythology and the Roman
god Neptune. When struck
the earth in anger, it caused
mighty earthquakes and his
trident could stir up tidal
waves, tsunamis, and sea
storms. (Greek mythology)
Trident of Madhu, Madhu
handed everything over to his
son Lavanasura including his
trident before drowning
himself in the ocean because
of shame. (Hindu mythology)
 Trishula, the trident of Shiva,
stylized by some as used as
a missile weapon and often
included a crossed stabilizer
to facilitate flight when
thrown. Considered to be the
most powerful weapon.
(Hindu mythology)

Bow and arrows

Bows

Arash's bow, Arash used the

bow to determine the border
between Persia and Tooran, it
is said that the arrow was
 traveling for three days, and
Arash sacrificed himself
while firing the bow by
putting his life force in the
arrow. (Persian mythology)
Fail-not, the bow of Tristan. It
was said to never miss its
mark. (Arthurian legend)
Houyi's bow, the God of
Archery used his bow to
shoot down nine out of ten
sun-birds from the sky.
(Chinese mythology)
Bows from Classical
Greek and Roman
mythology

Apollo's bow, a bow that was

crafted of sun rays. To
protect his mother, Apollo
begged Hephaestus for a
bow and arrows. (Greek
mythology)
Artemis's bow, a golden bow
that was crafted of
moonlight and silver wood or
made of gold. She got her
bow for the first time from
the Cyclops, as the one she
asked from her father. (Greek
mythology)
Cupid's bow, which, along
with dove- and owl-fletched
arrows, could cause one to
love or hate (respectively) the
person he/she first saw after
being struck. (Roman
mythology)
Heracles's bow, which also
belonged to Philoctetes, its
arrows had been dipped in
the blood of the Lernaean
Hydra, which made them
instantly lethal. (Greek
mythology)
Eurytus' bow, Eurytus
 became so proud of his
archery skills that he
challenged Apollo. The god
killed Eurytus for his
presumption, and Eurytus'
bow was passed to Iphitus,
who later gave the bow to his
friend Odysseus. It was this
bow that Odysseus used to
kill the suitors who had
wanted to take his wife,
Penelope. (Greek mythology)
Bows from Hindu
mythology

Pinaka, the great bow of

Shiva, arrows fired from the
bow could not be
intercepted.
Vijaya (also Vijaya Dhanush),
the bow of Karna, one of the
greatest hero of the Hindu
epic, Mahabharata.
Gandiva, created by Brahma
and given by Varuna to
Arjuna on Agni's request and
used by Arjuna during the
Kurukshetra war.
Kodandam, Rama's bow.
Shiva Dhanush (Shiva's bow),
a bow given by Shiva to
Janaka and broken by Rama
during Sita's swayamvara.
Sharanga, the bow of the
Hindu God Vishnu.
Kaundinya's bow, a magic
bow wielded by the Brahman
Kaundinya, who used it to
make the Naga princess
Mera fall in love with him.[11]
Sharanga, the bow of
Krishna.
Indra's bow, the rainbow is
depicted as an archer's bow.
Indra, the god of thunder and
war, uses the rainbow to
 shoot arrows of lightning.

Arrows

Apollo's arrow, an arrow that

was crafted of sun rays. It
could cause health or cause
famine and death in sleep.
(Greek mythology)
Artemis's arrow, an arrow
that was crafted of
moonlight and silver wood or
made of gold. She got her
arrow for the first time from
the Cyclops, as the one she
asked from her father. The
arrows of Artemis could also
bring sudden death and
disease to girls and women.
(Greek mythology)
Arrow of Brahma, the
demi-god Rama faced the
demon king of Sri-Lanka,
Ravana. Rama fired the arrow
of Brahma that had been
imparted to him by Agastya.
The arrow of Brahma burst
Ravana's navel, and returned
to Rama's quiver. (Hindu
mythology)
Teen Baan, Shiva gave
Barbarika three infallible
arrows (Teen Baan). A single
arrow was enough to destroy
all opponents in any war, and
it would then return to
Barbarika's quiver. (Hindu
mythology)
Elf-arrow (also Pixie Arrow),
were arrowheads of flint
used in hunting and war by
the aborigines of the British
Isles and of Europe generally,
as they still are among native
people elsewhere. Elf-Arrows
derived their name from the
folklore belief that the arrows
fell from the sky, and were
 used by the Elves to kill cattle
and inflict Elfshot on human
beings. Elf-Arrows were
sometimes worn as amulets,
occasionally set in silver, as a
charm against witchcraft.
(English folklore)

Whips

Chentu, a horse whip which

looks like a crooked stick,
and is a typical attribute of
Aiyanar, Krishna in his aspect
as Rajagopala, and Shiva
with Nandi. (Hindu
mythology)
 Ogmios's whip, the sun-god
is depicted holding a whip.
(Celtic mythology)

Daggers

Carnwennan (Little White-

Hilt), the dagger of King
Arthur. It is sometimes
attributed with the magical
power to shroud its user in
shadow, it was used by
Arthur to slice the Very Black
Witch in half. (Arthurian
legend)
Dagger of Rostam, a
glittering dagger that Rostam
 used to behead the white
daeva Div-e Sepid. (Persian
mythology)
Knife of Llawfrodedd the
Horseman, Llawfrodedd
Farchog (from marchog "the
Horseman"), or Barfawc "the
Bearded" in other
manuscripts, is said to have
owned a knife which would
serve for a company of 24
men at the dinner table.
(Welsh mythology)
Daggers from Malay
Folklore
Kris Mpu Gandring, a cursed
kris of Ken Arok. The
unfinished or incomplete kris
would kill seven men,
including Ken Arok. (Folklore
of Indonesia)
Kris Taming Sari (Flower
Shield or Beautiful Shield),
one of the most well-known
kris in Malay literature, said
to be so skilfully crafted that
anyone wielding it was
unbeatable. (Malay folklore)
Kris Setan Kober, belong to
Arya Penangsang, the mighty
 viceroy (adipati) of Jipang
who was killed by his own
kris called Setan Kober ("devil
of the grave"). Forged by
Empu Bayu Aji in the
kingdom of Pajajaran, and
had 13 luk on its blade.
(Folklore of Indonesia)

Axes

Axe of Perun, the axe

wielded by the Slavic god of
thunder and lightning, Perun.
(Slavic paganism)
Forseti's axe (also Fosite's
axe), a golden battle axe that
Forseti (or Fosite in the
Frisian mythology) used to
save the old sages of the
wreck and then threw the axe
to an island to bring forth a
source of water. (Norse
mythology)
Hephaestus's Labrys,
Hephaestus slices open the
head of Zeus with a double-
headed axe to free Athena
whose pregnant mother Zeus
swallowed to prevent her
offspring from dethroning
him. (Greek mythology)
Lightning axe, the Maya rain
deity Chaac strikes the
clouds and produces thunder
and rain with his lightning
axe. (Maya mythology)
Parashu, the battle-axe of
Shiva who gave it to
Parashurama. (Hindu
mythology)
Pangu's axe, Pangu began
creating the world: he
separated yin from yang with
a swing of his giant axe,
creating the Earth (murky yin)
and the Sky (clear yang).
(Chinese mythology)
Paul Bunyan's axe, Paul was
walking while dragged his
large heavy axe behind him,
carving the Grand Canyon in
the process. (American
folklore)
Shango's axe, the axe of the
Yoruba thunder god which
produces thunder. (Yoruba
mythology)
Zeus's Labrys, at Labraunda
there were depictions of
Zeus who was called Zeus
Labrandeus (Ζεὺς
 Λαβρανδεύς) with a tall
lotus-tipped sceptre upright
in his left hand and the
double-headed axe over his
right shoulder.

Hammers

Mjölnir, the magic hammer

of Thor. It was invulnerable
and when thrown it would
return to the user's hand.
(Norse mythology)
Ukonvasara (also
Ukonkirves), the symbol and
magical weapon of the
Finnish thunder god Ukko,
and was similar to Thor's
Mjölnir. (Finnish mythology)
Uchide no kozuchi, a
legendary Japanese "magic
hammer" which can "tap out"
anything wished for. In
popular belief, magic wooden
hammer is a standard item
held in the hand of the iconic
deity Daikoku-ten. (Japanese
folklore)
Hammer of Hephaestus, the
hammer of the Greek
smith-god Hephaestus which
was used to make the Greek
 gods weapons. It was also
seen as an axe on various
Greek pots and vases where
Hephaestus was seen
carrying it, usually riding on a
donkey. (Greek mythology)

Projectile weapons

Sling-stone (also Cloich

Tabaill), was used by Lugh to
slay his grandfather, Balor the
Strong-Smiter in the Cath
Maige Tuired according to
the brief accounts in the
Lebor Gabála Érenn. (Irish
mythology)
Thunderbolt, lightning plays
a role in many mythologies,
often as the weapon of a sky
god and weather god.
Thunderbolts as divine
weapons can be found in
many mythologies. In Greek
mythology, the thunderbolt is
a weapon given to Zeus by
the Cyclops, or by
Hephaestus in Greek
mythology. Zibelthiurdos of
Paleo-Balkan mythology is a
god recognized as similar to
the Greek Zeus as a wielder
of lightning and thunderbolts.
In Igbo mythology, the
thunderbolt is the weapon of
Amadioha and in Yoruba
mythology, the thunderbolt is
the weapon of Shango.
Xiuhcoatl, a lightning-like
weapon borne by
Huitzilopochtli. (Aztec
religion)
Holly Dart or Mistletoe, Baldr
is killed by a holly dart,
mistletoe, an arrow, or a
spear gotten from his father's
mischievous blood-brother
Loki. (Norse mythology)
Tathlum, the missile fired by
Lugh from the Sling-stone.
(Irish mythology)
Sagitta, regarded as the
weapon that Hercules used
to kill the eagle Aquila that
perpetually gnawed
Prometheus' liver. (Greek
mythology)
Magic Bullet, an enchanted
bullet obtained through a
contract with the devil in the
German folk legend
Freischütz. A marksman has
obtained a certain number of
bullets destined to hit
without fail whatever object
he wishes. Six of the magic
bullets (German: Freikugeln,
literally "free bullets"), are
thus subservient to the
marksman's will, but the
seventh is at the absolute
disposal of the devil himself.
(German folklore)
Silver bullet, a bullet cast
from silver is often the only
weapon that is effective
against a werewolf, witch, or
other monsters.
 Kenkonken, a chakram of
great power wielded in Taoist
mythology by Nezha. Nezha
is a mythological figure who
is often depict as a young
handsome boy wearing
clothes similar to a lotus
since he was reincarnated
from a lotus. He has two
wheels with flames attached
to his feet and golden ankle
rings. (Chinese mythology)
Projectile weapons
from Hindu mythology

Astra, a supernatural
weapon, presided over by a
specific deity. To summon or
use an astra required
knowledge of a specific
incantation/invocation, when
armed.
Brahmastra, described in a
number of the Puranas, it
was considered the deadliest
weapon. It was said that
when the Brahmastra was
discharged, there was neither
a counterattack nor a
defense that could stop it.
Narayanastra, the personal
missile of Vishnu in his
Narayana or Naraina form.
Pashupatastra, an irresistible
and most destructive
personal weapon of Shiva
and Kali, discharged by the
mind, the eyes, words, or a
bow.
Varunastra, a water weapon
(a storm) according to the
Indian scriptures, incepted by
Varuna. In stories it is said to
assume any weapon's shape,
just like water. This weapon
is commonly mentioned as
being used to counter the
Agneyastra.
Agneyastra, the god of fire
Agni possess a weapon that
would discharge and emit
flames inextinguishable
through normal means.
Sudarshana Chakra, a
legendary spinning disc like
weapon used by the Hindu
God Vishnu.
Vajra, the weapon of the
Vedic rain and thunder-deity
Indra, and is used
symbolically by the dharmic
traditions to represent
firmness of spirit and
spiritual power. (Hindu
mythology/Buddhist
mythology/Jain mythology)
Brahmanda Astra, it is said in
the epic Mahabharata that
the weapon manifests with
the all five heads of Lord
Brahma as its tip. Brahma
earlier lost his fifth head
when he fought with Lord
Shiva. This weapon is said to
possess the power to destroy
entire solar system or
Brahmand, the 14 realms
according to Hindu
cosmology.
Brahmashirsha Astra, It is
thought that the
Brahmashirsha Astra is the
evolution of the Brahmastra,
and 4 times stronger than
Brahmastra. The weapon
manifests with the four
heads of Lord Brahma as its
tip. When it strikes an area it
will cause complete
destruction and nothing will
grow, not even a blade of
grass, for the next 12 years. It
will not rain for 12 years in
 that area, and everything
including metal and earth
become poisoned.
Vasavi Shakti, the magical
dart of Indra. Used by Karna
against Ghatotkacha in the
Mahabharata war.

Clothing
Belt

Megingjörð (Power-belt), a
magic belt worn by the god
Thor. (Norse mythology)

Girdles
Aphrodite's Magic Girdle, a
magic material that made
whoever the wearer desired
fall in love with him/her.
(Greek mythology)
Girdle of Hippolyta,
sometimes called a magical
girdle and sometimes a
magical belt. It was a symbol
of Hippolyta's power over the
Amazons; given to her by
Ares. Heracles' 9th Labor
was to retrieve it. (Greek
mythology)
Tyet, the ancient Egyptian
symbol of the goddess Isis. It
seems to be called "the Knot
of Isis" because it resembles
a knot used to secure the
garments that the Egyptian
gods wore (also tet, buckle of
Isis, girdle of Isis, and the
blood of Isis). (Egyptian
mythology)
Girdle of Brynhildr, Siegfried
takes her girdle which makes
Brynhildr lose her
supernatural strength. (Norse
mythology)
Bridle of Constantine, said to
 be made from the nails used
during the crucifixion of
Christ.

Caps and hats

Cohuleen druith, a special

hat worn by merrows, which
enables them to dive beneath
the waves. If they lose this
cap, it is said that they will
lose their power to return
beneath the water. (Scottish
folklore)
Petasos (also Petasus), the
winged hat of the messenger
god Hermes. The Roman
 equivalent is Mercury. (Greek
mythology)

Garments

Hagoromo (Feather Dress), a

colored or feathered kimono
of a tennin. Tennin are unable
to fly without these kimonos
and thus will be unable to
return to Heaven. (Japanese
mythology)
Velificatio, a stylistic device
used in ancient Roman art to
frame a deity by means of a
billowing garment. It
represents "vigorous
 movement", an "epiphany", or
"the vault of heaven", often
appearing with celestial,
weather, or sea deities.
(Roman mythology)

Footwear

Boots

Ǒusībùyúnlǚ (Cloud-stepping
Boots or Cloud-stepping
Shoes), made of lotus fiber,
these are one of the
treasures of the Dragon
Kings; Ào Ming gives them to
Sun Wukong in order to get
 rid of him when he acquires
the Ruyi Jingu Bang.
(Chinese mythology)
Fast-walker Boots (Cапоги-
скороходы), allows the
person wearing them to walk
and run at an amazing pace.
(Russian folklore)
Seven-league boots, they
were said to allow the wearer
to make strides of seven
leagues in length. (European
folklore)

Sandals

Sandals of Jesus Christ,

 these were among the most
important relics of the
Catholic Church in the Middle
Ages. (Christian mythology)
Talaria, Hermes's winged
sandals which allowed him to
fly. (Greek mythology)

Shoes

Helskór (Hel-shoes), were put

on the dead so that they
could go to Valhöll. (Norse
mythology)
Shoes of Víðarr, these shoes
gave the god Vidar
unparalleled foot protection.
 (Norse mythology)

Outerwear

Coats

Babr-e Bayan, the mythical

coat worn by the Persian
legendary hero Rostam in
combat. (Persian mythology)
Pais Badarn Beisrydd, The
Coat of Padarn Red-Coat: if a
well-born man put it on, it
would be the right size for
him; if a churl, it would not go
upon him. One of the
Thirteen Treasures of the
 Island of Britain. (Welsh
mythology)
Coat of Padarn Beisrudd, a
coat that perfectly fits any
brave man, but will not fit
cowards. (Welsh mythology)

Cloaks

Falcon Cloak, owned by

Freyja, it allows the wielder to
turn into a falcon and fly.
(Norse mythology)
Swan Cloak, a magic robe
made of swan feathers
belonging to a swan maiden.
 Tarnkappe, Sigurd's magical
cloak that made the wearer
invisible. (Norse mythology)

Mantles

Mantle of Arthur (also Llen

Arthyr yng Nghernyw),
whoever was under it could
not be seen, and he could
see everyone. One of the
Thirteen Treasures of the
Island of Britain. This item is
known from two other
sources, the prose tales
Culhwch and Olwen (c. 1100)
and The Dream of Rhonabwy
(early 13th century). A very
similar mantle also appears
in the Second Branch of the
Mabinogi, in which it is used
by Caswallawn to
assassinate the seven
stewards left behind by Bran
the Blessed and usurp the
throne. (Welsh mythology)
Mantle of Tegau
Gold-Breast, Tegau
Gold-Breast (Tegau Eurfron,
wife of Caradoc) was a
Welsh heroine. Her mantle
would not serve for any
woman who had violated her
 marriage or her virginity. It
would reach to the ground
when worn by a faithful
woman but would only hang
down to the lap of an
unfaithful wife. (Welsh
mythology)

Robes

Robe of the Fire-rat, a

legendary robe of China that
is made of the fireproof fur of
the fire-rat. One of Kaguya-
hime's suitor set out to
search for the robe.
(Japanese mythology)
 Seamless Robe of Jesus
(also Holy Robe, Holy Tunic,
Honorable Robe or Chiton of
the Lord), the robe said to
have been worn by Jesus
during or shortly before his
crucifixion. (Christian
mythology)

Pants and shirts

Nábrók (Death Underpants),

are a pair of pants made
from the skin of a dead man,
which are capable of
producing an endless supply
of money. (Icelandic folklore)
 Shirt of Nessus, the
poisoned shirt that killed
Heracles. (Greek mythology)

Jewellery
Necklaces

Brísingamen, the necklace of

the goddess Freyja. (Norse
mythology)
Necklace of Harmonia,
allowed any woman wearing
it to remain eternally young
and beautiful, but also
brought great misfortune to
all of its wearers or owners. It
was made by Hephaestus
and given to Harmonia, the
daughter of Aphrodite and
Ares, as a curse on the
House of Thebes for
Aphrodite's infidelity. (Greek
mythology)
Necklace of the Lady of the
Lake, a jeweled necklace
given to Sir Pelleas after
assisting an old woman
across a river. It was
enchanted so that its wearer
would be unfathomably
loved. Its true name is
unknown. (Arthurian legend)
 Yasakani no Magatama, a
bejeweled necklace of
magatamas offered to
Amaterasu. One of three
Sacred Imperial Relics of
Japan. It represents
benevolence. (Japanese
mythology)
Mikuratana-no-kami, a
necklace of beads. Izanagi
gave Amaterasu as a
representation of her rule
over Takama-ga-hara.
(Japanese mythology)

Amulets and Charms

Agimat, a Filipino word for
"amulet" or "charm".
Ankh, appears frequently in
Egyptian tomb paintings and
other art, often at the
fingertips of a god or
goddess. (Egyptian
mythology)
Phylactery, an amulet or
charm, worn for its supposed
magical or supernatural
power.
Vedic amulet, in Vedic
literature, fig trees often
represent talismans with the
 udumbara fig tree having
been deemed the "lord of
amulets". (Hindu
mythology/Buddhist
mythology)
Wolfssegen (also Wolfsegen
and Wolf-Segen), an
apotropaic charm against
wolves. (European folklore)

Rings

Andvaranaut, a magical ring

capable of producing gold,
first owned by Andvari.
(Norse mythology)
Ring of Dispel, a ring given to
Sir Lancelot by the Lady of
the Lake which could dispel
any enchantment. In Le
Chevalier de la Charrette it is
given to him by a fairy
instead. He used the ring to
cross the Sword Bridge.
(Arthurian legend)
Ring of Mudarra, the ring that
Gonzalo Gustioz breaks in
two pieces to so he can later
on recognize the son with
which his lover is pregnant.
When that son, Mudarra,
joins the two halves, it again
becomes a complete ring
and Gonzalo Gustioz is
healed of his blindness in the
epic poem Cantar de los Siete
Infantes de Lara.[12] (Spanish
mythology)
Ring of Gyges, a mythical
magical artifact that granted
its owner the power to
become invisible at will.
(Greek mythology)
Seal of Solomon, a magical
brass or steel ring that could
imprison demons. (Jewish
mythology/Christian
mythology)
Svíagris, Adils' prized ring in
the Hrólfr Kraki's saga.
(Norse mythology)
Stone and Ring of Eluned the
Fortunate, one might
describe it as a cloak of
invisibility. It's said that
Merlin once possessed this
item for a while. (Welsh
mythology)
Angelica's ring, a ring
possessed by Angelica,
princess of Cathay in the
legends of Charlemagne. It
rendered its wearer immune
to all enchantments. When
placed in the mouth, the ring
rendered the user invisible.
(Mythology in France)
Nibelungen ring, Alberich
steals the Rhinegold from the
Rhinemaidens, having
learned that he who is willing
to renounce love will thereby
gain the ability to forge a ring
of power from the gold.
Alberich forges the ring and
makes himself lord over all
the Nibelungen. (German
mythology)
 Aladdin's ring, a magic ring
the sorcerer from the
Maghreb has lent him. When
he rubs his hands in despair,
he inadvertently rubs the ring
and a genie appears. (Arabic
mythology)

Arm rings

Draupnir, a golden arm ring

possessed by Odin. The ring
was a source of endless
wealth. (Norse mythology)
Keyur, a golden jewellery,
worn by Krishna on his arm
over the biceps. (Hindu
 mythology)

Earrings

Karna Kundala, the ear-rings

of Karna (was present at his
birth). (Hindu mythology)
Makarakundala, makara
shaped ear-rings are
sometimes worn by the
Hindu gods, for example
Shiva, the Destroyer, or the
Preserver-god Vishnu, the
Sun god Surya, and the
Mother Goddess Chandi.
(Hindu mythology)
Shiva Kundala, the Hindu
 God Shiva wears two
earrings or Kundalas.
Traditional images of Shiva
depict the two earrings
named – Alakshya and
Niranjan.(Hindu mythology)

Gemstones

Lyngurium (also Ligurium),

the name of a mythical
gemstone believed to be
formed of the solidified urine
of the lynx (the best ones
coming from wild males).
(Medieval legend)
Batrachite, gemstones that
was supposedly found in
frogs, to which ancient
physicians and naturalists
attributed the virtue of
resisting poison. (Medieval
legend)
Draconite, a mythical
gemstone taken from the
head of a live dragon and
believed to have magical
properties.
Tide jewels, the kanju (⼲珠?,
lit. "(tide-)ebbing jewel") and
manju (満珠?, lit.
"(tide-)flowing jewel") were
magical gems that the Sea
God used to control the tides.
(Japanese mythology)
Mermaid tears, Neptune
forebode the mermaids to
use their abilities to change
the course of nature. In a
horrible storm, one mermaid
weathered the crossings for
a ship. She had, over time,
grown to fall in love with the
ship's captain from afar.
When she calmed the wind
and waves to save the man's
life, Neptune angrily exiled
her to the depths of the
ocean. She was condemned
for eternity and ordered never
to swim to the surface again.
Still, today, her brightly
gleaming tears wash up on
the shore as sea glass as a
reminder of true love.
(Medieval legend)
Five-colored Jewel from a
Dragon's Neck, a jewel that
shines five colors found in a
dragon's neck. One of
Kaguya-hime's suitor set out
to search for the jewel.
(Japanese mythology)
Hope Diamond, the diamond
has been surrounded by a
mythology of a reputed curse
to the effect that it brings
misfortune and tragedy to
persons who own it or wear
it, but there are strong
indications that such stories
were fabricated to enhance
the stone's mystery and
appeal, since increased
publicity usually raised the
gem's value and
newsworthiness.
Unsubstantiated legends
claim that the original form
of the Hope Diamond was
stolen from an eye of a
sculpted statue of the
goddess Sita, the wife of
Rama, the seventh Avatar of
Vishnu.
Flaming pearl (also
Wish-granting pearl), oriental
dragons are shown with a
flaming pearl under their chin
or in their claws. The pearl is
associated with spiritual
energy, wisdom, prosperity,
power, immortality, thunder,
or the moon. (Chinese
mythology)
 Gem of Kukulkan, the Mayan
god brought fire, earth, air,
and water to the world.
Though Kukulkan only has
the wind gem, and with it can
control the air. (Maya
mythology)
Gemstones from
Hindu/Buddhist
mythology

Cintamani (also Chintamani

Stone), a wish-fulfilling jewel
within both Hindu and
Buddhist traditions,
equivalent to the
philosopher's stone in
Western alchemy. (Hindu
mythology/Buddhist
mythology)
Kaustubha is a divine jewel
or "Mani", which is in the
possession of Lord Vishnu.
(Hindu mythology)
Navaratna are the sacred
nine "royal gems". Hindu
mythology
Syamantaka (also
Syamantakamani and
Shyamantaka Jewel), the
most famous jewel that is
supposed to be blessed with
 magical powers. (Hindu
mythology)

Stones
Baetylus, a sacred stone
which was supposedly
endowed with life. (Greek
mythology)
Bezoar, sought because they
were believed to have the
power of a universal antidote
against any poison. It was
believed that a drinking glass
which contained a bezoar
would neutralize any poison
poured into it.
Philosopher's stone, said to
perform alchemy without an
equal sacrifice being made,
such as turning lead to gold,
and creating something out
of nothing. (Medieval legend)
Sesshō-seki (also Killing
Stone), a stone that kills
anyone who comes into
contact with it. (Japanese
mythology)
Stone of Giramphiel, a stone
described in Diu Crône. Sir
Gawain wins from the knight
Fimbeus and it offers him
protection against the fiery
breath of dragons and the
magic of the sorcerer
Laamorz. (Arthurian legend)
Singasteinn (Old Norse
singing stone or chanting
stone), an object that
appears in the account of
Loki and Heimdallr's fight in
the form of seals. (Norse
mythology)
Llech Ronw (also Slate of
Gron), a holed stone located
along Afon Bryn Saeth in
Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales.
The stone is described as
being roughly forty inches by
thirty inches with a hole of
about an inch in diameter
going through it. (Welsh
mythology)
Adder stone, believed to have
magical powers such as
protection against eye
diseases or evil charms,
preventing nightmares,
curing whooping cough, the
ability to see through fairy or
witch disguises and traps if
looked at through the middle
of the stone, and of course
recovery from snakebite.
(Welsh mythology)
Toadstone (also Bufonite), a
mythical stone or gem
thought to be found in, or
produced by, a toad, and is
supposed to be an antidote
to poison. (Medieval legend)
Stone of Scone (also Stone
of Destiny), an oblong block
of red sandstone. (Matter of
Britain)
Sledovik, a most widespread
type of sacred stones,
venerated in Slavic (Russian,
Belarusian, Ukrainian) and
Uralic (Karela, Merya) pagan
practices. (Slavic paganism)
Lia Fáil (also Stone of
Destiny), a stone at the
Inauguration Mound on the
Hill of Tara in County Meath,
Ireland. In legend, all of the
kings of Ireland were
crowned on the stone up to
Muirchertach mac Ercae c.
AD 500. (Irish mythology)
Thunderstone, throughout
Europe, Asia, and Polynesia –
flint arrowheads and axes
turned up by farmer's plows
are considered to have fallen
from the sky. They were often
thought to be thunderbolts
and are called
"thunderstones".
Gjöll, the name of the rock
which Fenrir the wolf is
bound. (Norse mythology)
Vaidurya, most precious of
all stones, sparkling beauty
beyond compare, the stone
worn by the goddess
Lakshmi and the goddess of
wealth Rigveda. (Hindu
Mythology)
Seer stone, some early-
nineteenth-century
Americans used seer stones
in attempts to gain
revelations from God or to
find buried treasure. From
about 1819, Joseph Smith
regularly practiced scrying, a
form of divination in which a
"seer" looked into a seer
stone to receive supernatural
knowledge.
Urim and Thummim, a set of
seer stones bound by silver
bows into a set of
spectacles.
Lapis manalis (Stone of the
Manes), was either of two
sacred stones used in the
Roman religion. One covered
a gate to Pluto, abode of the
dead; Festus called it ostium
Orci, "the gate of Orcus". The
other was used to make rain;
this one may have no direct
relationship with the Manes,
but is instead derived from
the verb manare, "to flow".
The two stones had the same
name. However, the
grammarian Festus held the
cover to the gate of the
underworld and the
rainmaking stone to be two
distinct stones. (Roman
mythology)
Charmstone (charm-stone
and charm stone), a stone or
mineral artifact associated
with various traditional
culture, including those of
Scotland and the native
cultures of California and the
American southwest.
Snakestones (also
Serpentstones), fossilized
ammonites were thought to
be petrified coiled snakes,
and were called snakestones.
They were considered to be
evidence for the actions of
saints, such as Hilda of
Whitby, a myth referenced in
Sir Walter Scott's Marmion,
and Saint Patrick, and were
held to have healing or
oracular powers. (Medieval
legend)
Benben, the mound that
arose from the primordial
waters Nu, and on which the
creator god Atum settled.
(Egyptian mythology)
Omphalos, Zeus sent two
eagles across the world to
meet at its center, the "navel"
of the world. Omphalos
stones marking the center
were erected in several
places about the
Mediterranean Sea; the most
famous of those was at
Delphi. Omphalos is also the
name of the stone given to
Cronus. (Greek mythology)
Uluru (also Ayers Rock), the
first tells of serpent beings
who waged many wars
around Uluru, scarring the
rock. The second tells of two
tribes of ancestral spirits
who were invited to a feast,
but were distracted by the
beautiful Sleepy Lizard
Women and did not show up.
In response, the angry hosts
sang evil into a mud
sculpture that came to life as
the dingo. There followed a
great battle, which ended in
the deaths of the leaders of
both tribes. The earth itself
 rose up in grief at the
bloodshed, becoming Uluru.
(Australian Aboriginal
mythology)
Skofnung stone, it is told by
Eid that any wound made by
the sword Skofnung will not
heal unless rubbed with the
Skofnung Stone, which Eid
gives to Thorkel Eyjólfsson
along with the sword. (Norse
mythology)

Vehicles
Airborne
Magic carpet (also Flying
carpet), a legendary carpet
that can be used to transport
humans who are on it
instantaneously or quickly to
their destination. (Arabian
mythology)
Flying mortar and pestle of
Baba Yaga, she flies around
in a mortar and using the
pestle as a rudder. (Slavic
Mythology)
Flying Throne of Kai Kavus,
an eagle-propelled craft built
by the Persian king Kay
Kāvus. It was used for flying
the king all the way to China.
(Persian mythology)
Roth Rámach (lit. Rowing
Wheel), the magical flying
machine of Mug Ruith, a
mythological Irish Druid who
along with his feathered
headdress (the encennach),
hovers across the skies [2] .
(Irish Mythology)
Flying Canoe (also Bewitched
Canoe or Flying Canoe),
Baptiste had a canoe with
paddles, he made a pact with
the devil so his canoe would
fly wherever Baptiste wished.
However, those within the
canoe could not say the
name of God, fly over a
church, touch any crosses, or
the canoe would crash.
Baptiste uttered the magic
words: "Acabris! Acabras!
Acabram" to make the canoe
fly. (Canadian folklore)
Santa's sleigh, Santa Claus
on a reindeer sleigh pulled by
flying reindeer and help him
deliver presents to children.
Witch's broom, European
witches are usually depicted
flying on broomsticks, known
as a besom. (Medieval
legend)
Vimana from Hindu
mythology
Pushpa Vimana – (An
Aeroplane with flowers) is a
mythical Aeroplane found in
Ayyavazhi mythology. In
Maharashtra, it is the
Pushpak Viman (a heavenly
aircraft shaped as an eagle)
which took Saint Tukaram (a
devotee of Vishnu) to heaven.
 Pushpaka Vimana or Dandu
Monara – Pushpaka was
originally made by
Vishwakarma for Brahma,
the Hindu god of creation;
later Brahma gave it to
Kubera, the God of wealth;
but it was later stolen, along
with Lanka, by his
half-brother, king Ravana.

Chariots

Chariot of Morgan
Mwynfawr, a chariot
belonging to Morgan
Mwynfawr is described as a
 magical vehicle which would
quickly reach whatever
destination one might wish
to go to. (Welsh mythology)
Lohengrin's chariot, a
swan-drawn boat. (Medieval
legend)
Flidais's chariot, she rode in a
chariot drawn by deer. (Irish
mythology)
Hebo's chariot, his chariot is
pulled by two dragons.
(Chinese mythology)
Chariots from Classical
Greek and Roman
mythology

Aphrodite's chariot,
Hephaestus presented
Aphrodite with a golden
chariot as bridal gift. (Greek
mythology)
Apollo's chariot, was pulled
by swans. (Greek mythology)
Ares' chariots, Ares received
his chariots from the forge of
Hephaestus. (Greek
mythology)
Artemis's chariot, it was
made of gold and was pulled
by four golden-horned deer
(Elaphoi Khrysokeroi). The
bridles of her chariot were
also made of gold. (Greek
mythology)
Cabeiri chariot, Hephaestus
forged from brass and iron a
set of animate, fire-breathing
horses to pull the chariot of
his sons the Kabeiroi. (Greek
mythology)
Dionysus chariot, drawn by
panthers. (Greek mythology)
Hades chariot, drawn by four
black horses. (Greek
mythology)
Helios chariot, the golden
chariot drawn by fiery horses
driven across the sky by the
Greek Primordial of the Sun,
Helios, and after his fading,
Apollo. Also, according to
Apollodorus, the sun god
Helios had a chariot, drawn
by "winged dragons", which
he gave to his granddaughter
Medea.[13] (Greek mythology)
Hera's chariot, she drove
through the heavens in a
chariot drawn by peacocks.
(Greek mythology)
Nemesis chariot, a chariot
drawn by griffins. (Greek
mythology)
Poseidon's chariot, was
pulled by a hippocampus or
by horses that could ride on
the sea. (Greek mythology)
Rhea's chariot, drawn by
lions. (Greek mythology)
Selene's chariot, driven
across the night sky by the
moon goddess Selene and
sometimes Artemis. (Greek
mythology)
Sol Invictus chariot, depicted
 riding a quadriga on the
reverse of a Roman coin.
(Roman mythology)
Zeus's chariot, drawn by the
four directional winds
(Anemoi) in horse-shape.
(Greek mythology)
Chariots from Hindu
mythology

Rahu's chariot, rides a chariot

drawn by eight black horses.
(Hindu mythology)
Surya's chariot, a chariot
drawn by seven horses.
(Hindu mythology)
 Vitthakalai, a gold-decorated
chariot of Kali. (Ayyavazhi
mythology)
Chariots from Norse
mythology

Thor's chariot, driven across

the sky by Thor and pulled by
his two goats Tanngrisnir and
Tanngnjóstr.
Freyja's chariot, a chariot
pulled by cats.
Álfröðull (Elf-beam, Elf-disc"
or Elf-glory, Elf-heaven),
referring both to the
sun-chariot of the sun
 goddess Sól and to the rider
Sól. Álfröðull is pulled by two
horses, Árvakr and Alsviðr
across the sky each day.

Ships

Caleuche, a mythical ghost

ship of the Chilote mythology
and local folklore of the
Chiloé Island, in Chile.
(Chilote mythology)
Canoe of Gluskab, able to
expand so it could hold an
army, or shrink to fit in the
palm of your hand. (Abenaki
mythology)
Canoe of Māui, it became the
South Island of New Zealand.
(Māori mythology)
Guingelot, Thomas Speght,
an editor or Chaucer's works
at the end of the 16th
century, made a passing
remark "Concerning Wade
and his bote called
Guingelot", and also his
strange exploits in the same.
The Preserver of Life, the
ship built in the Epic of
Gilgamesh by Utnapishtim
and the craftspeople of his
village at the request of Enki
Ea to hold his wife and
relatives, as well as the
village craftspeople, the
animals to be saved, and
various grains and seeds.
(Mesopotamian mythology)
Wave Sweeper, a magic boat
belonging to Lugh. (Irish
mythology)
Flying Dutchman, a
legendary ghost ship that can
never make port and is
doomed to sail the oceans
forever. (Nautical folklore)
Mannigfual, the ship of the
giants. (North-Frisian
mythology)
Prydwen (also Pridwen), the
ship of King Arthur, according
to the Welsh poem, the
Spoils of Annwfn. This ship
also appeared in Culhwch
and Olwen, when Arthur
traveled to Ireland, to fetch
the cauldron of Diwrnach and
the boar Twrch Trwyth. In
later Arthurian legend,
Pridwen was the name of
Arthur's shield. (Arthurian
legend)
Noah's Ark, the vessel by
which God spares Noah, his
family, and a remnant of all
the world's animals from the
flood. According to Genesis,
God gave Noah instructions
for building the ark.
(Christian mythology)
Chinese treasure ship (also
Baochuan), a type of large
wooden ship in the fleet of
admiral Zheng He, who led
seven voyages during the
early 15th-century Ming
dynasty. Scholars disagree
about the factual accuracy
 and correct interpretation of
accounts of the treasure
ships. (Chinese mythology)
Ships from Egyptian
mythology

Atet, the solar barge of the

sun god Ra. It was also
known as the Mandjet
(Egyptian for "The Boat of
Millions of Years") and,
during the night, as the
Mesektet.
Matet, (Growing Stronger),
the first of two boats traveled
in by Ra, the sun god as he
traveled the sky daily with the
sun on his head. During the
period between dawn and
noon, Ra occupies the Matet
boat.
Seqtet, (Growing Weaker), the
second six hours of the day
(from noon till dusk) in
Ancient Egyptian belief. It
was preceded by the Matet
boat. The Seqtet boat is
represented by the Sun as Ra,
and Ra as a boat since it
sails across the sky like a
boat on water.
 Neshmet, a vessel belonging
to the god Nun. Osiris was
transported in it on the river
Nile during the Osiris festival
at Abydos.
Hennu (also Hennu boat and
Henu), the boat of the god
Seker. Depending on the era
or the prevailing dynasty of
Egypt, the Hennu sailed
toward either dawn or dusk.
Ships from Greek
mythology

Argo, the ship on which

Jason and the Argonauts
sailed. She contained in her
prow a magical piece of
timber from the sacred forest
of Dodona, which could
speak and render prophecies.
Phaeacian ships, in the
Odyssey, are described as
being as fast as a falcon,
steered by thought and
requiring no helmsman, and
able to travel even through
mist or fog without any
danger of being shipwrecked.
Boat of Charon, ferryman of
Hades who carries souls of
 the newly deceased across
the rivers Styx and Acheron
that divided the world of the
living from the world of the
dead.
Ships from Norse
mythology

Ellida, a magic dragon ship

given to Víking as a gift by
Aegir.
Hringhorni, is the name of
the ship of the god Baldr,
described as the "greatest of
all ships".
Naglfar, a ship made out of
 fingernails and toenails of
the dead. It will set sail
during Ragnarök.
Sessrúmnir, is both the
goddess Freyja's hall located
in Fólkvangr, a field where
Freyja receives half of those
who die in battle, and also
the name of a ship.
Skíðblaðnir, a boat owned by
Freyr.
Ullr's bone, Ullr could
traverses the sea on his
magic bone.

Trains
Silverpilen (Silver Arrow), is a
Stockholm Metro train which
features in several urban
legends alleging sightings of
the train's "ghost". (Swedish
folklore)
St. Louis Ghost Train, visible
at night along an old
abandoned rail line in
between Prince Albert and
St. Louis, Saskatchewan.
(Canadian legend)
Phantom funeral train, a
funeral train decorated in
black bunting said to run
 regularly from Washington,
D.C. to Springfield, Illinois,
around the time of the
anniversary of Abraham
Lincoln's death, stopping
watches and clocks in
surrounding areas as it
passes. (American folklore)

Treasures
Four Treasures of the Tuatha
Dé Danann (also Hallows of
Ireland), consisting of the
Claíomh Solais, Brionac,
Cauldron of the Dagda, and
the Lia Fáil. (Celtic
mythology)
Three Sacred Treasures of
Japan, consisting of the
Kusanagi, the jewel necklace
Yasakani no Magatama, and
the mirror Yata no Kagami.
(Japanese mythology)
Karun Treasure, said to
belong to King Croesus of
Lydia. (Persian mythology)
Thirteen Treasures of the
Island of Britain, consisting
of the Dyrnwyn, the Hamper
of Gwyddno Garanhir, the
Horn of Brân Galed, the
Chariot of Morgan Mwynfawr,
the Halter of Clydno Eiddyn,
the Knife of Llawfrodedd the
Horseman, the Cauldron of
Dyrnwch the Giant, the
Whetstone of Tudwal
Tudglyd, the Coat of Padarn
Beisrudd, the Crock and Dish
of Rhygenydd Ysgolhaig, the
Chessboard of Gwenddoleu
ap Ceidio, the Mantle of
Arthur in Cornwall, the
Mantle of Tegau Gold-Breast,
and the Stone and Ring of
Eluned the Fortunate. (Matter
of Britain)
Rheingold (also Rhinegold), a
hoard of gold in the
Nibelungenlied where three
Rheinmaidens swim and
protect the treasure. (Norse
mythology)
Confederate gold, an hidden
caches of gold lost after the
American Civil War. Millions
of dollars' worth of gold was
lost or unaccounted for after
the war and has been the
speculation of many
historians and treasure
hunters. Allegedly, some of
the Confederate treasury was
hidden in order to wait for the
rising again of the South and
at other times simply so that
the Union would not gain
possession. (American
legend)
Eight Treasures, consisting
of the wish-granting pearl
(flaming pearl), the double
lozenges, the stone chime,
the pair of rhinoceros horns,
the double coins, the gold or
silver ingot, coral, and the
wish-granting scepter.
(Chinese mythology)
 Nidhi (also Nidhana, Nikhara,
or Sevadhi) is a treasure,
which constitutes of nine
precious objects (nawanidhi)
belonging to Kubera, god of
wealth.

Relics

Relics from Buddhist

Mythology

Cetiya, "reminders" or
"memorials" (Sanskrit caitya)
are objects and places used
by Theravada Buddhists to
remember Gautama Buddha.
Relic of the tooth of the
Buddha, venerated in Sri
Lanka as a cetiya "relic" of
Gautama Buddha, the
founder of Buddhism.
Śarīra, a generic term
referring to Buddhist relics. In
Buddhism, relics of the
Buddha and various sages
are venerated. After the
Buddha's death, his remains
were divided into eight
portions. Afterward, these
relics were enshrined in
stupas wherever Buddhism
was spread.
Relics from Christian
mythology

Relics of Jesus, a number of

relics associated with Jesus
have been claimed and
displayed throughout the
history of Christianity.
(Christian mythology)
Shrine of the Three Kings
(German Dreikönigsschrein),
a reliquary said to contain the
bones of the Biblical Magi,
also known as the Three
Kings or the Three Wise Men.
(Christian mythology)
Relics from Islamic
mythology

Sacred Relics (also Holy

Relics and Sacred Trust),
consist of religious pieces
sent to the Ottoman Sultans
between the 16th century to
the late 19th century. (Islamic
mythology)
Sacred Cloak of the Prophet,
the Kerqa is a cloak believed
to have been worn by the
Islamic prophet Muhammad.
(Islamic mythology)

Books
Book of Thoth, a legendary
book containing powerful
spells and knowledge
supposed to have been
written by the god Thoth, said
to have been buried with the
Prince Neferkaptah in
Necropolis. (Egyptian
mythology)
Jade Books in Heaven,
described in several Daoist
cosmographies as existent
primordially in the various
divine Heavens. These Jade
Books are variously said to
be instrumental in creating
and maintaining the divine
structure of the universe, or
as regulating national or
personal destiny. (Chinese
mythology)
Sibylline Books, described to
have helped Rome in many
situations. (Roman
mythology)
Rauðskinna (Book of Power),
a legendary book about black
magic, alleged to have been
buried with its author, the
Bishop Gottskálk grimmi
Nikulásson of Holar.
(Scandinavian folklore)
Tablet of Destinies (also
Tupsimati), a set of clay
tablets which hold the power
of creation and destruction.
(Mesopotamian mythology)
Tablets of Stone (also
Tablets of Stone, Stone
Tablets, or Tablets of
Testimony), in the Hebrew
Bible, were the two pieces of
stone inscribed with the Ten
Commandments when
Moses ascended Mount
Sinai as written in the Book
 of Exodus. (Jewish
mythology)
Book of Life, the book in
which God records the
names of every person who
is destined for Heaven or the
World to Come.
(Christian/Jewish)

Cauldrons
Eldhrímnir, the cauldron in
which Andhrímnir cooks
Sæhrímnir. (Norse
mythology)
Pair Dadeni (Cauldron of
Rebirth), a magical cauldron
able to revive the dead.
(Welsh mythology)
Cauldron of the Dagda, a
cauldron where no company
ever went away from it
unsatisfied, it is said to be
bottomless. (Celtic
mythology)
Cauldron of Hymir, the owner
of a mile-wide cauldron
which the Æsir wanted to
brew beer in. (Norse
mythology)
Cauldron of Dyrnwch the
Giant, said to discriminate
 between cowards and brave
men: whereas it would not
boil meat for a coward, it
would boil quickly if that
meat belonged to a brave
man. (Welsh mythology)

Botany
Plants and herbs

Aglaophotis, a herb.
According to Dioscorides,
peony is used for warding off
demons, witchcraft, and
fever.
Fern flower, a magic flower
that blooms for a very short
time on the eve of the
Summer solstice. The flower
brings fortune to the person
who finds it. (Slavic
mythology)
Hungry grass (also Féar
Gortach), a patch of cursed
grass. Anyone walking on it
was doomed to perpetual
and insatiable hunger. (Irish
mythology)
Moly, a magical herb Hermes
gave to Odysseus to protect
him from Circe's magic when
he went to her home to
rescue his friends. (Greek
mythology)
Raskovnik, a magical herb
that has the magical property
to unlock or uncover anything
that is locked or closed.
(Slavic mythology)
Ausadhirdipyamanas,
healing plants. Used for
healing and rejuvenations in
battles. These are used by
Ashvins. (Hindu mythology)
Haoma, the Avestan
language name of a plant
and its divinity, both of which
play a role in Zoroastrian
doctrine and in later Persian
culture and mythology.
Silphium, a plant that was
used in classical antiquity as
a seasoning and as a
medicine. Legend said that
this plant was a gift from the
god Apollo. (Roman
mythology)
Verbena, it has long been
associated with divine and
other supernatural forces. It
was called "tears of Isis" in
ancient Egypt, and later
called "Hera's tears". In
ancient Greece it was
dedicated to Eos Erigineia. In
the early Christian era, folk
legend stated that V.
officinalis was used to
staunch Jesus' wounds after
his removal from the cross. It
was consequently called
"holy herb" or (e.g. in Wales)
"Devil's bane".
Yao Grass, a type of mythical
plant. (Chinese mythology)
Shamrock, ancient Druids
honored it as a sacred plant.
The Druids believed the
shamrock had the power to
avert evil spirits. Some
people still believe the
shamrock has mystical, even
prophetic powers. It is said
that the leaves of shamrocks
turn upright whenever a
storm is coming. (Irish
mythology)
Sanjeevani, a magical herb
which has the power to cure
any malady. It was believed
that medicines prepared
from this herb could revive a
 dead person. (Hindu
mythology)

Trees

Jeweled Branch of Hōrai, a

branch from a tree found on
Hōrai, these trees of gold
have jewels for leaves. One
of Kaguya-hime's suitor set
out to search for the branch.
(Japanese mythology)
Cypress of Keshmar, a
mythical cypress tree of
legendary beauty and
gargantuan dimensions.
(Persian mythology)
Ficus Ruminalis, a wild fig
tree that had religious and
mythological significance in
ancient Rome. The tree is
associated with the legend of
Romulus and Remus.
(Roman mythology)
Donar's Oak (also Thor's Oak
and Jove's Oak), a sacred tree
of the Germanic pagans
located in an unclear location
around what is now the
region of Hesse, Germany.
(Germanic mythology)
Silver Branch, in the Irish
poem The Voyage of Bran, it
represents entry into the
Celtic Otherworld, which the
Welsh called Annwn and the
Irish Tír na nÓg: "To enter the
Otherworld before the
appointed hour marked by
death, a passport was often
necessary, and this was
usually a silver branch of the
sacred apple-tree bearing
blossoms." the branch is also
associated with Manannán
mac Lir, an Irish sea deity
with strong affiliation to Tír
na nÓg. As guardian of the
Otherworld, Manannán also
has strong ties with Emhain
Abhlach, the Isle of Apple
Trees, where the magical
silver apple branch is found.
(Irish mythology)
Lotus tree, bearing a fruit
that caused a pleasant
drowsiness, and which was
said to be the only food of an
island people called the
Lotophagi or Lotus-eaters.
When they ate of the lotus
tree they would forget their
friends and homes and
would lose their desire to
return to their native land in
favor of living in idleness.
(Greek mythology/Roman
mythology)
Money tree, a kind of holy
tree, which can bring money
and fortune to the people,
and that it is a symbol of
affluence, nobility and
auspiciousness. (Chinese
mythology)
Tree of life, was planted with
the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil "in the midst of
the Garden of Eden" by God.
In Genesis, a cherubim guard
the way to the tree of life at
the east end of the Garden.
(Christian mythology/Jewish
mythology)
Tree of the knowledge of
good and evil, one of two
specific trees in the story of
the Garden of Eden, along
with the tree of life. (Christian
mythology/Jewish
mythology)
Golden Bough, before
entering Hades, Deiphobe
tells Aeneas he must obtain
 the bough of gold which
grows nearby in the woods
around her cave, and must be
given as a gift to Proserpina,
the queen of Pluto, king of
the underworld. (Roman
mythology)
Trees from Norse
mythology

Barnstokkr (Child-trunk), a
tree that stands in the center
of King Völsung's hall.
Glasir (Gleaming), a tree or
grove described as "the most
beautiful among gods and
men", bearing golden leaves
located in the realm of
Asgard, outside the doors of
Valhalla.
Læraðr, a tree that is often
identified with Yggdrasil. It
stands at the top of the
Valhöll. Two animals, the
goat Heiðrún and the hart
Eikþyrnir, graze its foliage.
Mímameiðr (Mimi's Tree), a
tree whose branches stretch
over every land, is unharmed
by fire or metal, bears fruit
that assists pregnant women,
 and upon whose highest
bough roosts the rooster
Víðópnir.
Sacred tree at Uppsala, a
sacred tree located at the
Temple at Uppsala, Sweden,
in the second half of the 11th
century. It is not known what
species it was, but a scholar
has suggested that it was a
yew tree.

World Trees

Yggdrasil, an immense tree

that is central in Norse
cosmology, in connection to
which the nine worlds exist.
(Norse mythology)
Irminsul (Great/Mighty Pillar
or Arising Pillar), a kind of
pillar which is attested as
playing an important role in
the Germanic paganism of
the Saxon people. The oldest
chronicle describing an
Irminsul refers to it as a tree
trunk erected in the open air.
(Germanic mythology)
Égig érő fa (Sky-high Tree),
also called Életfa (Tree of
Life), Világfa (World Tree), or
Tetejetlen Fa (Tree Without a
Top), is an element of
Hungarian shamanism and
native faith, and a typical
element of Hungarian folk art
and folk tales, and also a
distinct folk tale type.
(Hungarian mythology)
Akshayavat or Akshay Vat
(Indestructible Banyan Tree),
is a sacred fig tree. The sage
Markandeya asked Lord
Narayana to show him a
specimen of the divine
power. Narayana flooded the
entire world for a moment,
during which only the
Akshayavat could be seen
above the water level. (Hindu
mythology)
Kalpavriksha (also Kalpataru,
Kalpadruma or Kalpapādapa),
a wish-fulfilling divine tree.
(Hindu mythology)
Ashvattha (also Assattha), a
sacred tree for the Hindus
and has been extensively
mentioned in texts pertaining
to Hinduism, mentioned as
'peepul' (Ficus religiosa) in
Rig Veda mantra I.164.20 .
Buddhist texts term the tree
as Bodhi tree, a tree under
which Gautam Buddha
meditated and gained
enlightenment. (Hindu
mythology)
Ağaç Ana, the world tree is a
central symbol. According to
the Altai Turks, human
beings are descended from
trees. According to the
Yakuts, White Mother sits at
the base of Ağaç Ana, whose
branches reach to the
heavens where it is occupied
by various creatures that
have come to life there. The
blue sky around the tree
reflects the peaceful nature
of the country and the red
ring that surrounds all of the
elements symbolizes the
ancient faith of rebirth,
growth and development of
the Turkic peoples. (Turkic
mythology)
Modun, the world tree.
(Mongolian mythology)
Mesoamerican world tree,
the world trees embodied the
four cardinal directions,
which also serve to represent
the fourfold nature of a
central world tree, a symbolic
axis mundi which connects
the planes of the Underworld
and the sky with that of the
terrestrial realm.
(Mesoamerican mythology)
Austras koks (Tree of Dawn),
on the path of the sun, in or
by the water, often on an
island or rock in middle of
the seas, is the Austras koks
thought to represent world
tree or axis mundi, it is
usually described as a tree,
 but can also be variety of
other plants or even objects.
(Latvian mythology)
Világfa (World Tree)/Életfa
(Tree of Life), the world tree
connects different realities;
the underworld, this world,
and the upper world together.
A shaman was believed to be
able to climb through each of
these levels freely by a
ladder. (Uralic mythologies)

Foods
Drinks
Ambrosia, the food or drink
of the gods often depicted as
conferring longevity or
immortality upon whoever
consumed it. (Greek
mythology)
Amrita, the drink of the gods
which grants them
immortality. (Hindu
mythology)
Mead of poetry (also Mead of
Suttungr), is a mythical
beverage that whoever
"drinks becomes a skald or
scholar to recite any
 information and solve any
question. (Norse mythology)
Soma, it is described as
being prepared by extracting
juice from the stalks of a
certain plant. In both Vedic
and Zoroastrian tradition, the
name of the drink and the
plant are the same, and also
personified as a divinity, the
three forming a religious or
mythological unity. (Hindu
mythology)

Fruits

Apple of Discord (also

Golden Apple of Discord), the
goddess Eris inscribed "to
the fairest" and tossed in the
midst of the festivities at the
wedding of Peleus and
Thetis. (Greek mythology)
Forbidden fruit, the fruit of
good and evil was eaten by
Adam and Eve in the Garden
of Eden, which they had been
commanded not to do by
God. (Christian
mythology/Jewish
mythology)
Golden apple, an element
that appears in various
national and ethnic folk
legends or fairy tales.
Peaches of Immortality,
consumed by the immortals
due to their mystic virtue of
conferring longevity on all
who eat them. (Chinese
mythology)
Pomegranate (also Fruit of
the Dead in Greek
mythology), believed to have
sprung from the blood of
Adonis. It was the rule of the
Moirai that anyone who
consumed food or drink in
the underworld was doomed
to spend eternity there.
Persephone had no food, but
Hades tricked her into eating
six pomegranate seeds while
she was still his prisoner, so
she was condemned to
spend six months in the
underworld every year. (Greek
mythology)
Silver apple, magical silver
apples can be found on
Emhain Abhlach, the Isle of
Apple Trees. (Irish
mythology)
Eggs
Golden egg, the main object
of the folk tale "Kurochka
Ryaba". (Russian folklore)
Myrrh egg, the phoenix
would build itself a nest of
cinnamon twigs that it then
ignited; both nest and bird
burned fiercely and would be
reduced to ashes, from which
a new, young phoenix arose.
The new phoenix embalmed
the ashes of the old phoenix
in an egg made of myrrh and
deposited it in the Egyptian
city of Heliopolis ("the city of
the sun" in Greek). (Greek
mythology)
World egg (also Cosmic Egg
or Mundane Egg), found in
the creation myths of many
cultures and civilizations.
The world egg is a beginning
of some sort, and the
universe or some primordial
being comes into existence
by "hatching" from the egg,
sometimes lain on the
primordial waters of the
Earth.
Substances
Manna (also Mana), is an
edible substance that,
according to the Bible and
the Qur'an. God provided for
the Israelites during their
travels in the desert.
(Christian mythology/Jewish
mythology/Islamic
mythology)
Ectoplasm, a supposed
physical substance that
manifests as a result of
energy.
Aureola, the radiance of
luminous cloud which, in
paintings of sacred
personages, surrounds the
whole figure.
Aura, a field of subtle,
luminous radiation
surrounding a person or
object like the halo or aureola
in religious art. It is said that
all objects and all living
things manifest such an
aura.
Tears of Ra (also Tears of
Re), when the sun god Ra
cried, his tears turned into
honey bees upon touching
the ground. (Egyptian
mythology)
Breath of life, in countless
stories from different
cultures featured gods
breathing life into object that
brought them to life.
Cosmic energy, the
translation into English by Sir
John Woodroffe of the term
Shakti in Hindu religion,
based on the Hindu
philosophy known as
Kashmir Shaivism; a term for
spiritual energy; also referred
to as prana; thought in Hindu
philosophy to be the source
of kundalini; identified by
some New Age authors with
the quantum vacuum zero
point energy and as orgone
energy it is believed in New
Age thought to be a vital
force that animates all forms
of life.
Silap Inua (also Silla), similar
to mana or ether, the primary
component of everything that
exists; it is also the breath of
life and the method of
locomotion for any
movement or change. Silla
was believed to control
everything that goes on in
one's life. (Inuit mythology)
Hellfire, the fires from the
lake of fire located in Hell.
(Christian mythology)
Odic force (also Od, Odyle,
Önd, Odes, Odylic, Odyllic,
Odems), the name given in
the mid-19th century to a
hypothetical vital energy or
life force by Baron Carl von
Reichenbach.
 Nebu, the ancient Egyptians
believed that gold was an
indestructible and heavenly
metal. The sun god, Ra, was
often referred to as a
mountain of gold. (Egyptian
mythology)

Substances from
Greek mythology

Orichalcum, a metal
mentioned in several ancient
writings, including a story of
Atlantis in the Critias
dialogue, recorded by Plato.
According to Critias,
orichalcum was considered
second only to gold in value,
and was found and mined in
many parts of Atlantis in
ancient times.
Panacea, was supposed to
be a remedy that would cure
all diseases and prolong life
indefinitely.
Water of Lethe, the Lethe
flowed around the cave of
Hypnos and through the
Underworld, where all those
who drank from it
experienced complete
 forgetfulness.
Aether, it was thought to be
the pure essence that the
gods breathed, filling the
space where they lived,
analogous to the air breathed
by mortals.
Miasma, "a contagious
power... that has an
independent life of its own.
Until purged by the sacrificial
death of the wrongdoer,
society would be chronically
infected by catastrophe".

Substances from
Norse mythology

Eitr, this liquid substance is

the origin of all living things:
the first giant Ymir was
conceived from eitr. The
substance is supposed to be
very poisonous and is also
produced by Jörmungandr
and other serpents.
Surtalogi (Surtr's fire), the fire
with which the giant Surtr will
burn the whole world with
fire, burning heaven and
earth, and thus destroying it.
Yggdrasil dew, dew falls from
 the ash tree Yggdrasil to the
earth, and according to the
Prose Edda book
Gylfaginning, "this is what
people call honeydew and
from it bees feed". When Líf
and Lífþrasir seek refuge
within Yggdrasil, they find
that they can survive there by
drinking the dew of
Yggdrasil.

Substances from
Medieval legend and
European folklore

Adamant, (also adamantite,

adamantine, adamantium ) a
hard substance, whether
composed of diamond, some
other gemstone, or some
type of metal.
Alkahest, a hypothetical
universal solvent, having the
power to dissolve every other
substance, including gold. It
was much sought after by
alchemists for what they
thought would be its
invaluable medicinal
qualities. (Medieval legend)
Azoth, it was considered to
be a universal medicine or
universal solvent sought in
alchemy. (Medieval legend)
Cold iron, is historically
believed to repel, contain, or
harm ghosts, fairies, witches,
and/or other malevolent
supernatural creatures.
(European folklore)
Elixir of life, a mythical
potion that, when drunk from
a certain cup at a certain
time, supposedly grants the
drinker eternal life and/or
eternal youth. (Medieval
legend)
Fairy dust, fairy ring are
circles of mushrooms that
seem to pop-up over night in
yards. It is said to grow from
the magic dust left behind by
faeries as they danced and
celebrated during the night,
before returning to their
hidden land. (English
folklore)
Holy water, believed to ward
off or act as a weapon
against mythical evil
creatures, such as vampires.
In eastern Europe, one might
sprinkle holy water onto the
corpse of a suspected
vampire in order to destroy it
or render it inert. (European
folklore)
Love potion, Tristan goes to
Ireland to bring back Isolde
the fair for his uncle King
Mark to marry. Along the way,
they ingest a love potion
which causes the pair to fall
madly in love. (Arthurian
legend)
Mithril,(also mith, mithral,
mythril,) A fictional metal that
appears in the works of J. R.
R. Tolkien and other works of
fiction.
Prima materia (also Materia
Prima or First Matter), is the
ubiquitous starting material
required for the alchemical
magnum opus and the
creation of the philosopher's
stone. It is the primitive
formless base of all matter
similar to chaos, the
quintessence, or aether.
(Medieval legend)
Sandman's sand, Sandman
puts people to sleep and
brings good dreams by
sprinkling magical sand onto
the eyes of people while they
sleep at night. (European
folklore)
Yliaster, is the formless base
of all matter which is the raw
material for the alchemical
Great Work. (Medieval
legend)
Unspoken Water, water
believed to have healing
properties when collected
 "from under a bridge, over
which the living pass and the
dead are carried, brought in
the dawn or twilight to the
house of a sick person,
without the bearer's
speaking, either in going or
returning". (Scottish folklore)
Water of life, water from the
Fountain of Youth that
supposedly restores the
youth of anyone who drinks
or bathes in its waters.
(Medieval legend)

Substances from
Asian mythology

Hihīrokane, described in the

apocryphal Takenouchi
Document, an alleged
ancient writing in a lost script
which details Japan's early
history, Hihīrokane was used
in the time of Emperor
Jimmu, Japan's first emperor.
The Kusanagi-no-tsurugi and
the other Imperial Regalia of
Japan are supposedly made
from it. Its weight is lighter
than gold, but harder than
diamond. It does not rust. It
was even said to be able to
bring water to a boil without
heat, violating the Law of
Conservation of Energy.
(Japanese mythology)
Hiranyagarbha, the source of
the creation of the universe
or the manifested cosmos.
(Hindu mythology)
Halahala, a poison created
from the sea when Devas
(Gods) and Asuras (Demons)
churned it in order to obtain
Amrita, the nectar of
immortality. (Hindu
mythology)
Prana, is all cosmic energy,
permeating the Universe on
all levels. Prana is often
referred to as the "life force"
or "life energy". It also
includes energies present in
inanimate objects. (Hindu
mythology)
Five Flavored Tea of
Forgetfulness, Meng Po
collects herbs from various
earthly ponds and streams to
make her Five Flavored Tea
of Forgetfulness. This is
given to each soul to drink
before they leave Diyu. The
brew induces instant and
permanent amnesia, and all
memory of other lives is lost.
(Chinese mythology)
Qì (also Chi or Ki), an active
principle forming part of any
living thing. Qì literally
translates as "breath", "air", or
"gas", and figuratively as
"material energy", "life force",
or "energy flow". Qì is the
central underlying principle in
traditional Chinese medicine
and martial arts. (Chinese
 mythology)
Chakra, an energy point or
node in the subtle body.
Chakras are believed to be
part of the subtle body, not
the physical body, and as
such, are the meeting points
of the subtle (non-physical)
energy channels called Nadi.
(Hinduism/Jainism
/Buddhism)

Musical instruments
Conchs

Nandni Vardhanam, the

conch shell of Satyaki.
(Hindu mythology)
Panchajanya, a Shankha
conch shell of the Hindu god
Vishnu. As per Valmiki
Ramyana, Purushottama
(Vishnu) killed a Danava
named Panchajana on a
mountain named Chakravan
constructed by Vishwakarma
and took away conch shell
known as Panchajanya from
him. (Hindu mythology)
Shankha, a conch shell which
is of ritual and religious
 importance in both Hinduism
and Buddhism. The Shankha
is a sacred emblem of the
Hindu preserver god Vishnu.
It is still used as a trumpet in
Hindu ritual, and in the past
was used as a war trumpet.
(Hindu mythology)
Triton's conch shell, a
twisted conch shell on which
Triton blew like a trumpet to
calm or raise the waves.
(Greek mythology)

Drum

Drake's Drum, a snare drum

that Sir Francis Drake took
with him when he
circumnavigated the world.
Shortly before he died he
ordered the drum to be taken
to Buckland Abbey and
vowed that if England was
ever in danger and someone
was to beat the drum he
would return to defend the
country. According to legend
it can be heard to beat at
times when England is at war
or significant national events
take place. (English folklore)
Flutes

Pan's flute, reed pipes or pan

flute that is played by the god
of the wild, Pan who
somewhat resembles a satyr
or faun. (Greek mythology)
Pied Piper's magic pipe, Pied
Piper was able to lure the
rats away with his pipe,
which he later turned his
power that he put into his
pipe on the town of Hamelin's
children, leading them away
as he had the rats. (German
folklore)
Harps

Bragi's harp, a magical

golden harp given to Bragi by
the dwarfs when he was
born. (Norse mythology)
David's harp (also Kinnor
David), a harp hung above
King David's bed, and
precisely at midnight a north
wind arrived and blew on the
harp and it would play by
itself. (Jewish mythology)
Kantele, the mage
Väinämöinen makes the first
kantele from the jawbone of
a giant pike and a few hairs
from Hiisi's stallion. The
music it makes draws all the
forest creatures near to
wonder at its beauty. (Finnish
mythology)
Uaithne (also Dur da Blá, The
Oak of Two Blossoms, and
Coir Cethar Chuin), the harp
which belongs to The Dagda.
After the Second Battle of
Mag Tuired the Fomorians
had taken The Dagda's harp
with them. The Dagda found
it in a feasting-house wherein
Bres and his father Elathan
were also. The Dagda had
bound the music so that it
would not sound until he
would call to it. After he
called to it, it sprang from the
wall, came to the Dagda and
killed nine men on its way.
(Irish mythology)
Väinämöinen's harp, he killed
a pike and fashioned a harp
out of the bones of the fish.
However, he dropped his
instrument into the sea, and
thus it fell into the power of
the sea gods, hence the
origin of the music of the
ocean on the beach. So, he
made another one out of the
forest wood, and with it, he
descended into Pohjola
looking for the Sampo.
Väinämöinen struck his harp
and sent the inhabitants to
sleep and ran off with the
Sampo. Upon reaching the
land of light, the inhabitants
of Pohjola woke up again,
and went after him to retrieve
the Sampo which, in the
struggle, fell into the sea and
was inevitably lost. (Finnish
mythology)
Horns

Horn of Gabriel, the name

refers to the tradition
identifying the Archangel
Gabriel with the angel who
blows the horn to announce
Judgement Day, associating
the infinite with the divine.
(Christian mythology)
Olifant (also Olivant), the
horn of Roland, paladin of
Charlemagne in the Song of
Roland. Roland blows the
horn, but the force required
bursts his temple, resulting in
 death. His olifant was
supposedly a unicorn's horn.
(Matter of France)
Gjallarhorn, a mystical horn
blown at the onset of
Ragnarök associated with
the god Heimdallr and the
wise being Mímir. (Norse
mythology)

Lyres

Apollo's lyre, Hermes created

the lyre for him from the
entrails of one of Apollo's
cows. Apollo was furious at
Hermes, but after hearing the
 sound of the lyre, his anger
faded. The instrument
became a common attribute
of Apollo. (Greek mythology)
Orpheus' lyre, a golden lyre
given to him by Apollo. When
Orpheus heard the Siren's
voices, he drew his lyre and
played music that was louder
and more beautiful, drowning
out the Sirens' bewitching
songs. (Greek mythology)

Rattle

Sistrum, one of the most

sacred musical instruments
 in ancient Egypt and was
believed to hold powerful
magical properties. It was
also shaken to avert the
flooding of the Nile and to
frighten away Set. (Egyptian
mythology)

Trumpets

Seven trumpets, seven

angels with seven trumpets
are sounded and the events
that follow are described in
detail from Revelation
Chapters 8 to 11. (Christian
mythology)
Pheme's trumpet, Pheme is
the goddess of gossip and
she was said to have pried
into the affairs of mortals
and gods. She then repeated
what she had learned by
sounding her trumpet to
spread the gossip to people
near and far. In art, she was
usually depicted with wings
and a trumpet. (Greek
mythology)
Joshua's shofars (also
Joshua's trumpets), the walls
of Jericho fell after Joshua's
Israelite army marched
 around the city blowing their
trumpets during the Battle of
Jericho. (Jewish mythology)

Springs
Fountain of Youth, is a spring
that supposedly restores the
youth of anyone who drinks
or bathes in its waters.
(Medieval legend)
Mímisbrunnr (Mímir's well), a
well associated with the
being Mímir, located beneath
the world tree Yggdrasil. The
water of the well contains
much wisdom, and that
Odin's eye sacrifice to the
well was in exchange for a
drink from it. (Norse
mythology)
Hvergelmir (Bubbling Boiling
Spring), a major spring.
(Norse mythology)
Urðarbrunnr (also Well of
Wyrd), a well that lies
beneath the world tree
Yggdrasil, and is associated
with a trio of norns (Urðr,
Verðandi, and Skuld). (Norse
mythology)
Holy well (also Sacred
Spring), a spring revered
either in a Pagan or Christian
context, often both. Holy
wells were frequently pagan
sacred sites that later
became Christianized. The
term holy well is commonly
employed to refer to any
water source of limited size
(i.e. not a lake or river, but
including pools and natural
springs and seeps), which
has some significance in the
folklore of the area where it
is located, whether in the
form of a particular name, an
associated legend, the
attribution of healing
qualities to the water through
the numinous presence of its
guardian spirit or Christian
saint.
Wishing well, wells where it
was thought that any spoken
wish would be granted. The
idea that a wish would be
granted came from the idea
that water housed deities or
had been placed there as a
gift from the gods, since
water was a source of life
and often a scarce
commodity. (European
folklore)
Lake of fire, a lake of fire
where the wicked dead are
thrown into.
(Egyptian/Christian)
Connla's Well (also Well of
Coelrind, Well of Nechtan,
Well of Segais), one of a
number of Otherworldly wells
that are variously depicted as
"The Well of Wisdom", "The
Well of Knowledge" and the
source of some of the rivers
of Ireland. Much like the Well
 of Nechtan (and some
sources equate the two), the
well is the home to the
salmon of wisdom, and
surrounded with hazel trees,
which also signify knowledge
and wisdom. (Irish
mythology)

Furniture
Hlidskjalf, Odin's all-seeing
throne in his palace
Valaskjálf. (Norse mythology)
Round Table, King Arthur's
famed table, around which he
and his Knights congregate.
As its name suggests, it has
no head, implying that
everyone who sits there has
equal status. (Arthurian
legend)
Siege Perilous (The Perilous
Seat), is a vacant seat at the
Round Table reserved by
Merlin for the knight who
would one day be successful
in the quest for the Holy
Grail. (Arthurian legend)
Golden Throne, Hephaestus
gained revenge against Hera
for rejecting him by making
her a magical golden throne
which when she sat on it, did
not allow her to stand up.
(Greek mythology)
Ara (Altar), identified as the
altar where the gods first
made offerings and formed
an alliance before defeating
the Titans. (Greek mythology)
Ark of the Covenant (also Ark
of the Testimony), was a
wooden chest clad with gold
containing the two stone
tablets of the Ten
Commandments as well as,
according to various texts
within the Hebrew Bible,
Aaron's rod and a pot of
manna. (Jewish mythology)
Busby's stoop chair (also
Dead Man's Chair), an
allegedly haunted oak chair
that was cursed by the
murderer Thomas Busby
before his execution by
hanging in North Yorkshire,
United Kingdom. (English
folklore)
Throne of God (also Araboth
and al-'Arsh), the reigning
centre of God of the
Abrahamic religions:
primarily Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam. The
throne is said by various holy
books to reside beyond the
Seventh Heaven.
Khnum's potter's wheel, he
was thought to be the creator
of the bodies of human
children, which he made at a
potter's wheel, from clay, and
placed in their mothers'
wombs. (Egyptian
mythology)
Ropes and chains
Thread of Ariadne, the
magical ball of thread given
to Theseus by Ariadne to
help him navigate the
Labyrinth. (Greek Mythology)
Loeðing, the Æsir made a
very strong fetter and they
took it to Fenrir and to test
his strength against it. But
the fetter broke. (Norse
mythology)
Drómi, the Æsir made
another fetter twice as strong
and Fenrir tested himself
against the fetter, the fetter
broke into pieces. (Norse
mythology)
Gleipnir, the magic chain that
bound the wolf Fenrir. It was
light and thin as silk but
strong as creation itself and
made from six impossible
ingredients. (Norse
mythology)
Red string of fate, an East
Asian belief originating from
Chinese legend. According to
this myth, the gods tie an
invisible red cord around the
ankles of those that are
destined to meet one another
in a certain situation or help
each other in a certain way.
Often, in Japanese culture, it
is thought to be tied around
the little finger. According to
Chinese legend, the deity in
charge of "the red thread" is
believed to be Yuè Xià Lǎorén
(⽉下⽼⼈), often abbreviated
to Yuè Lǎo (⽉⽼), the old
lunar matchmaker god, who
is in charge of marriages.
(Chinese mythology)
Prometheus's chains,
 chained to a rock with
shackles of binding
adamantine that cannot be
broken, they were made by
Hephaestus. (Greek
mythology)

Body parts
Head

Brazen head (also brass head

or bronze head), a legendary
automaton that often
appeared in literature,
reputed to be able to answer
any question. It was said to
have been owned by
medieval scholars who were
believed to be wizards, or
who were reputed to be able
to answer any question. The
device was always in the
form of a man's head, and it
could correctly answer any
question asked of it.
(Medieval legend)
Mímir's head, the Vanir
beheaded Mímir and returned
his head to Asgard. In order
to keep Mímir's wisdom, Odin
preserved his head with
magic so it could continue to
provide knowledge and
counsel as his advisor.
(Norse mythology)
Medusa's head, Medusa was
beheaded by the hero
Perseus, who thereafter used
her head, which retained its
ability to turn onlookers to
stone, as a weapon until he
gave it to the goddess
Athena to place on her Aegis.
(Greek mythology)
Ymir's skull, Norðri, Suðri,
Austri and Vestri each
support one of the four
 cardinal points. Together,
they uphold the heavenly
dome, created from the skull
of the jötunn Ymir. (Norse
mythology)

Eyes

Odin's eye, Odin sacrifice his

eye to Mímir for the price of
wisdom, a drink from the
Mímisbrunnr. (Norse
mythology)
Eye of Horus, Set and Horus
were fighting for the throne
after Osiris's death, Set
gouged out Horus's left eye.
The majority of the eye was
restored by Thoth. When
Horus's eye was recovered,
he offered it to his father,
Osiris, in hopes of restoring
his life. (Egyptian mythology)
Graeae's eye, three sisters
who shared one eye among
themselves. (Greek
mythology)
Eye of Ra (also Eye of Re), Ra
was becoming old and weak
and the people no longer
respected him or his rule. Ra
did not react well to this and
decided to punish mankind
by sending his Eye to find
them. (Egyptian mythology)
Balor's eye, a giant with a
large eye in the middle of his
forehead that wreaks
destruction when opened.
The Cath Maige Tuired calls it
a "destructive" and
"poisonous" eye that no army
can withstand. (Irish
mythology)
Eye of Providence, a symbol
showing an eye often
surrounded by rays of light or
 a glory and usually enclosed
by a triangle. It represents
the eye of God watching over
mankind or divine
providence.
Þjazi's eyes, Odin took Þjazi's
eyes and placed them in the
night sky as stars. (Norse
mythology)

Limbs

Hand of Glory, a
disembodied pickled hand of
a man who was hanged alive.
Said to have the power to
unlock any door and, if a
candle was placed within
made from some body part
of the same person, would
freeze in place anyone who it
was given to. (European
folklore)
Týr's hand, after Fenrir had
been bound by the gods, he
struggled to try to break the
rope. He could not break the
ribbon and, enraged, bit Týr's
right hand off. (Norse
mythology)
Hand of God (also Manus Dei
and Dextera domini/dei), ", a
motif in Jewish and Christian
art, especially of the Late
Antique and Early Medieval
periods, when depiction of
Jehovah or God the Father as
a full human figure was
considered unacceptable.
The hand, sometimes
including a portion of an arm,
or ending about the wrist, is
used to indicate the
intervention in or approval of
affairs on Earth by God, and
sometimes as a subject in
itself. (Christian
mythology/Jewish
 mythology)

Hair, feathers and

skin

Golden Fleece, sought by

Jason and the Argonauts.
The fleece of the gold-hair
winged ram, which was held
in Colchis. The fleece is a
symbol of authority and
kingship. (Greek mythology)
Firebird's plumage, the
feathers of a Firebird that
glows brightly emitting red,
orange, and yellow light, like
a bonfire that is just past the
turbulent flame. The feathers
do not cease glowing if
removed, and one feather
can light a large room if not
concealed. (Slavic
mythology)
Dragon scales, the skin of a
dragon was said to be made
of impenetrable scales.
(Medieval legend)
Feathers of Simurgh, the
legendary Simurgh gave
three of her feathers to Zal,
the Persian hero and also
father of Rostam, so that
whenever he needed the
guidance or help of Simurgh,
he could burn one of the
feathers and Simurgh came
to his aid. (Persian
mythology)
Feather of Ma'at (also
Feather of Truth), her ostrich
feather was the measure that
determined whether the
souls (considered to reside in
the heart) of the departed
would reach the fields of
Aaru successfully. The hearts
of the dead were said to be
weighed against her single
feather in the Hall of Two
Truths. (Egyptian mythology)
Peacock's feather, the
peacock was the patron bird
of the Goddess Hera.
According to myth, she
adorned the tail of a peacock
with Argus's eyes on its
feathers in his honor,
symbolizing all-seeing
knowledge and the wisdom
of the heavens. (Greek
mythology)
Leviathan's hide, could be
turned into everlasting
clothing or impenetrable
suits of armor. (Jewish
mythology)
Nemean lion's hide, the lion
could not be killed with
mortals' weapons because
its golden fur was impervious
to attacks. (Greek mythology)
Selkie's skin, said to live as
seals in the sea but shed
their skin to become human
on land. If a man steals a
female selkie's skin she is in
his power and is forced to
become his wife. If she finds
her skin she will immediately
return to her true home, and
sometimes to her selkie
husband, in the sea.
(European folklore)
Coma Berenices (Berenice's
hair), Berenice II of Egypt
dedicated her hair to
Aphrodite for her husband's
safe return from Syria, and
placed it in the temple of the
goddess at Zephyrium. The
hair had been carried to the
heavens and placed among
the stars. (Egyptian
mythology)
 Ymir's hair, Odin, Vili and Vé
used his hair for the trees.
(Norse mythology)
Ymir's eyebrows , Odin, Vili
and Vé used his eyebrows to
create the middle realm in
which mankind lives,
Midgard. (Norse mythology)

Blood and flesh

Hydra's poisonous blood,

Heracles would use arrows
dipped in the Hydra's
poisonous blood to kill other
foes during his Labours, such
as Stymphalian birds and the
giant Geryon. (Greek
mythology)
Ningyo's flesh, the flesh is
pleasant-tasting, and anyone
who eats it will attain
remarkable longevity.
(Japanese mythology)
Fafnir's blood, Sigurd bathed
in dragon's blood that
conferred him invulnerability.
He also drank some of
Fafnir's blood and gained the
ability to understand the
language of the birds. (Norse
mythology)
 Blood of Christ, the physical
blood actually shed by Jesus
Christ primarily on the Cross.
(Christian mythology)
Ichor, is the ethereal golden
fluid that is the blood of the
gods and/or immortals.
(Greek mythology)
Ymir's flesh, Odin, Vili and Vé
fashioned the Earth from his
flesh. (Norse mythology)
Ymir's blood, Odin, Vili and Vé
used his blood to form the
ocean. (Norse mythology)

Bones and horns

Unicorn horn (also Alicorn),
the detached horn of an
unicorn was though to have
many healing properties and
antidote's virtues were
attributed to the unicorn's
horn. (European folklore)
Dragon's teeth, in the legends
of the Phoenician prince
Cadmus and in Jason's quest
for the Golden Fleece. In
each case, the dragons are
real and breathe fire. Their
teeth, once planted, would
grow into fully armed
warriors. (Greek mythology)
 Camahueto's horn, the most
valuable part of a Camahueto
is their single horn, machis
will use the horn for curing
many kinds of illnesses.
(Chilote mythology)
Ymir's bones, Odin, Vili and
Vé used his bones the make
the hills. (Norse mythology)

Organs

Valknut (also Hrungnir's

Heart), Hrungnir's head, heart,
and shield were made of
stone. His heart had a
peculiar shape, it was
 triangular due to which both
the Valknut and the Triquetra
have been called Hrungnir's
heart. (Norse mythology)
Fafnir's heart, Sigurd roasts
Fafnir's heart, and consumes
part of it. This gives him the
gift of "wisdom" (prophecy).
(Norse mythology)
Ymir's brain, Odin, Vili and Vé
used his brain to make the
clouds. (Norse mythology)

Containers
Óðrerir, refers either to one
of the vessels that contain
the mead of poetry (along
with Boðn and Són) or to the
mead itself. (Norse
mythology)
Pot of Gold, Leprechaun
store away all their coins in a
hidden pot of gold at the end
of the rainbow. (Irish
mythology)
Hamper of Gwyddno
Garanhir, Gwyddno Garanhir
possessed a hamper which
would multiply food: if one
was to put food for one man
in the basket and open it
again, the food was found to
be increased a hundredfold.
(Welsh mythology)
Horn of Brân Galed, the Horn
of Brân Galed from the North
is said to have possessed the
magical property of ensuring
that "whatever drink might be
wished for was found in it".
(Welsh mythology)
Pandora's box (also
Pandora's pithos), the "box"
was actually a large jar given
to Pandora, which contained
all the evils of the world.
Pandora opened the jar and
all the evils flew out, leaving
only Hope inside once she
had closed it again. (Greek
mythology)
Excalibur's scabbard, was
said to have powers of its
own. Injuries from losses of
blood, for example, would not
kill the bearer. In some
telling, wounds received by
one wearing the scabbard did
not bleed at all. (Arthurian
legend)
Osiris's coffin, a beautifully
carved coffin made by Set.
Osiris was tricked by Set to
enter the chest, and was
enclosed inside it by 72
accomplices of Set. Set flung
the coffer in the Nile so that
it would drift far away.
(Egyptian mythology)
Purple Gold Red Gourd, a
powerful magic gourd that
sucks anyone who speaks
before it inside and melts
them down into a bloody
stew. (Chinese mythology)
Trojan Horse, a huge wooden
 horse where a select force of
men hide inside during the
Trojan War, the subterfuge
that the Greeks used to enter
the city of Troy and win the
war. (Greek mythology)

Bags

Bag of Wind, Aeolus gave

Odysseus a tightly closed
leather bag full of the
captured winds so he could
sail easily home to Ithaca on
the gentle West Wind. (Greek
mythology)
Kibisis, the ancient Greek
 word kibisis, said to describe
the sack carried by the god
Hermes and the sack in
which the mythical hero
Perseus carried the severed
head of the monster Medusa.
It has been typically
translated as "wallet". (Greek
mythology)

Cups and chalices

Cup of Jamshid, a cup of

divination that was long
possessed by rulers of
ancient Persia and was said
to be filled with an elixir of
immortality. The whole world
was said to be reflected in it.
(Persian mythology)
Nanteos Cup, a medieval
wood mazer bowl, since the
late 19th century it has been
attributed with a supernatural
ability to heal those who
drink from it. (Christian
mythology)
Holy Grail, a dish, plate,
stone, or cup that is part of
an important theme of
Arthurian literature.
(Arthurian legend/Christian
mythology)
Holy Chalice, the vessel
which Jesus used at the Last
Supper to serve the wine.
(Christian mythology)
Crater (Cup), identified with
the cup of the god Apollo.
(Greek mythology)
Seven bowls, seven angels
are thus given seven bowls
of God's wrath, each
consisting of judgements full
of the wrath of God. These
seven bowls of God's wrath
are poured out on the wicked
 and the followers of the
Antichrist after the sounding
of the seven trumpets.
(Christian mythology)
Cup of Heracles, an
amethyst cup owned by
Heracles, one of the female
descendants of the invincible
Greek hero Hercules. The cup
protected her from the
effects of poison, pain,
disease and plague. It was
given to her by a stork.
(Greek mythology)

Lamps and lanterns

 Lantern of Diogenes,
according to popular legend,
carried in broad daylight by
the Cynic philosopher
Diogenes of Sinope to aid in
his fruitless search for an
honest man. (Greek
mythology)
Magic Lamp, an oil lamp that
can be rubbed in order to
summon a genie who grants
wishes. (Arabic mythology)

Sculptures
Palladium, a wooden statue
that fell from the sky. As long
as it stayed in Troy, the
city-state could not lose a
war. (Greek mythology)
Ushabti, a funerary figurine
used in Ancient Egypt.
Ushabtis were placed in
tombs among the grave
goods and were intended to
act as servants or minions
for the deceased, should
he/she be called upon to do
manual labor in the afterlife.
(Egyptian mythology)
Ikenga, a status that bestows
the owner with super
strength. (Igbo mythology)
Obelisk, a tall, four-sided,
narrow tapering monument
which ends in a pyramid-like
shape or pyramidion at the
top. The obelisk symbolized
the sun god Ra, and during
the brief religious
reformation of Akhenaten
was said to be a petrified ray
of the Aten, the sundisk. It
was also thought that the
god existed within the
structure. (Egyptian
mythology)
Galatea, a statue carved of
ivory by Pygmalion of Cyprus,
which the goddess Aphrodite
brought it to life and united
the couple in marriage.
(Greek mythology)
Golem, an animated
anthropomorphic being that
is magically created entirely
from inanimate matter
(specifically clay or mud).
The word was used to mean
an amorphous, unformed
material in Psalms and
medieval writing. There are
many tales differing on how
 the golem was brought to life
and afterwards controlled.
(Jewish folklore)
Terracotta Army, a collection
of terracotta sculptures
depicting the armies of Qin
Shi Huang, the first Emperor
of China. The figures include
warriors, chariots and horses
whose purpose was to
protect the emperor in his
afterlife. (Chinese mythology)

Mirrors
Smoking Mirror, the mirror
that the god Tezcatlipoca
uses to see the whole
cosmos. (Aztec mythology)
Yata no Kagami, a mirror
offered to the goddess of the
sun, Amaterasu. One of three
Sacred Imperial Relics of
Japan. It represents Wisdom.
(Japanese mythology)
Archimedes's mirror,
Archimedes may have used
mirrors acting collectively as
a parabolic reflector to burn
ships attacking Syracuse.
The device, sometimes
called the "Archimedes heat
 ray", was used to focus
sunlight onto approaching
ships, causing them to catch
fire. (Greek mythology)

Dispensers
Sampo (also Sammas), a
magical artifact of
indeterminate type
constructed by Ilmarinen that
brought good fortune to its
holder. (Finnish mythology)
Skatert-Samobranka (Magic
Tablecloth), a magic
tablecloth is spread on the
ground, saying the magic
words and food and drink
aplenty will appear. When
finished eating, rolling up all
the dirty plates, cutlery, and
crumbs into the tablecloth
and they magically
disappear. (Russian folklore)
Halter of Clydno Eiddyn,
belonged to Clydno Eiddyn
(Cebystr Clydno Eiddin). It
was fixed to a staple at the
foot of his bed. Whatever
horse he might wish for, he
would find in the halter. The
Halter of Clydno Eiddyn was
also called The Handy Halter,
for it summons fine horses.
(Welsh mythology)
Akshaya Patra (means an
inexhaustible vessel), is an
object from Hindu theology. It
was a wonderful vessel given
to Yudishtira by the Lord
Surya which provided a
never-ending supply of food
to the Pandavas every day.
(Hindu mythology)
Crock and Dish of
Rhygenydd Ysgolhaig,
whatever food might be
wished for in them, it would
be found on them. It
belonged to Rhygenydd the
Cleric. (Welsh mythology)
Cornucopia (also Horn of
Plenty), was the horn of the
goat-nymph Amalthea from
which poured an unceasing
abundance of nectar,
ambrosia and fruit. (Greek
mythology)
Manna machine, a machine
describe within the Zohar
writings that is similar to
chlorella algae processing of
today. (Jewish mythology)
 Akshaya Tunir, an
inexhaustible quiver of
arrows belonging to Arjuna.
(Hindu mythology)

Bridges
As-Sirāt, a hair-narrow bridge
which every person must
pass on the Yawm ad-Din
("Day of the Way of Life" i.e.
Day of Judgment) to enter
Paradise. It is said that it is
as thin as a hair and as sharp
as the sharpest knife or
sword. Below this path are
the fires of Hell, which burn
the sinners to make them
fall. (Islamic mythology)
Bifröst, a burning rainbow
bridge that reaches between
Midgard (the world) and
Asgard, the realm of the
gods. (Norse mythology)
Chinvat Bridge (also Bridge
of the Requiter), a sifting
bridge which separates the
world of the living from the
world of the dead. All souls
must cross the bridge upon
death. The bridge is guarded
by two four-eyed dogs.
(Zoroastrianism)
Gjallarbrú (Gjöll Bridge), a
covered bridge "thatched
with glittering gold" which
spans the river Gjöll in the
underworld. It must be
crossed in order to reach Hel.
(Norse mythology)
Rama Setu (also Rama's
Bridge), two apes named
Nala and Nila construct a
floating bridge across the
sea, using stones that floated
on water because they had
Rama's name written on
 them in the epic poem
Ramayana. (Hindu
mythology)
Ame-no-ukihashi (Floating
Bridge of Heaven), Izanagi
and Izanami went to the
bridge between heaven and
earth to churn the sea below
with Amenonuhoko.
(Japanese mythology)

Columns
Djed, Isis asked for the pillar
in the palace hall from the
king and queen of Byblos in
Lebanon, and upon being
granted it, extracted the
coffin from the pillar. She
then consecrated the pillar,
anointing it with myrrh and
wrapping it in linen. This
pillar came to be known as
the pillar of djed. (Egyptian
mythology)
Stambha (also Skambha),
believed to be a cosmic
column. It is believed that the
stambha functions as a
bond, which joins the heaven
(Svarga) and the earth
(prithvi). (Hindu mythology)
Column of the Flagellation,
the column which Jesus was
tied to during the Flagellation
of Christ, kept in the Basilica
of Saint Praxedes in Rome.
(Christian mythology)
Pillar of heaven, four pillars
held Heaven and the
goddess Nüwa repaired the
pillars after the time when
Heaven and Earth were in
disruption. (Chinese
mythology)
Pillar of salt, Lot's wife was
turned into a pillar of salt
when she looked back at the
cities of Sodom and
Gomorrah as they were
destroyed. (Christian
mythology)
Pillars of Hercules, Hercules
raised two pillars at the Strait
of Gibraltar when he passed
by during one of his ten
labours. The tenth labour
was to obtain the Cattle of
Geryon. (Greek mythology)
Ame-no-mihashira (Heavenly
Pillar), Izanagi and Izanami
came down from heaven and
 spontaneously built a central
support column called the
Ame-no-mihashira which
upheld the "hall measuring
eight fathoms" that the gods
caused to appear afterwards.
(Japanese mythology)

Gates
Gates of Alexander, a
legendary barrier supposedly
built by Alexander the Great
in the Caucasus to keep the
uncivilized barbarians of the
north (typically associated
with Gog and Magog) from
invading the land to the
south. Alexander the Great
built the walls made of
adamantine. (Medieval
legend)
Gates of hell, are various
places on the surface of the
world that have acquired a
legendary reputation for
being entrances to the
underworld. Often they are
found in regions of unusual
geological activity,
particularly volcanic areas, or
sometimes at lakes, caves or
mountains.
Pearly gates, a conceptual
entry to Heaven. (Christian
mythology)
Torii, the world was plunged
into darkness and chaos. The
wrath of Amaterasu, the
Goddess of the Sun, led her
to retreat to a cave in Amano-
Iwato). To make her come
out again, the Gods thought
over several solutions and
decided to set a perch with
roosters at the entrance of
the cave. They would then
sing eternally. Intrigued by
their songs, the Amaterasu
 walked out of the cave, and
the world was again bathed
in light. Later, people decided
to build bird perches at the
entrances of shrines.
(Japanese mythology)

Nets
Indra's net, the net was one
of the weapons of the
sky-god Indra, used to snare
and entangle enemies. The
net also signifies magic or
illusion. (Hindu mythology)
Rán's net, a net in which she
tried to capture men who
ventured out on the sea. Her
net is also mentioned in
Reginsmál and in the
Völsunga saga, where she
lends it to Loki so that he can
capture Andvari. (Norse
mythology)
Ogun's net, the unbreakable
net that Ogun used to trap
his wife Oya and her lover
Shango when he caught
them engaging in sexual
activity. He subsequently
dragged them, while still
bound, before Olorun for
judgement. In the versions of
 this myth from the Yoruba
diaspora, the wife involved is
Oshun. (Yoruba mythology)

Weighing scales
Libra (Weighing Scales),
considered to depict the
scales held by Astraea
(identified as Virgo), the
goddess of justice. (Roman
mythology)
Scale of Maat, Anubis
weighed the persons heart
on a scale against the
feather of Maat. If the heart
is lighter than the feather, the
 person is allowed to pass
into the afterlife. If not, the
heart is eaten by the waiting
Ammit. (Egyptian mythology)
Scale of justice, Themis was
portrayed carrying scales.
(Greek mythology)
Mul Zibanu (Scales or
Balance), the scales were
held sacred to the sun god
Shamash, who was also the
patron of truth and justice.
(Mesopotamian mythology)

Sharpening stones
Odin's whetstone, Baugi had
nine thralls who killed each
other in their desire to
possess Odin's magical
sharpening stone. (Norse
mythology)
Whetstone of Tudwal
Tudglyd, sharpens the blade
of a fine warrior. It shall draw
blood from any enemy of its
user if its user be brave; if its
user shall be cowardly, than
the blade shall not be
sharpened and draw no
blood whatsoever. (Welsh
mythology)
Wheels
Rota Fortunae (Wheel of
Fortune), a concept in
medieval and ancient
philosophy referring to the
capricious nature of Fate.
The wheel belongs to the
goddess Fortuna, who spins
it at random, changing the
positions of those on the
wheel – some suffer great
misfortune, others gain
windfalls. (Greek mythology)
Wheel of time (also wheel of
history and Kalachakra), is a
 concept found in several
religious traditions and
philosophies, notably
religions of Indian origin such
as Hinduism, Sikhism, and
Buddhism, which regard time
as cyclical and consisting of
repeating ages. (Hindu
mythology)
Wheel of fire, as the
punishment for Ixion, who
was bound to a wheel of fire
for lusting after Zeus's wife,
Hera. (Greek mythology)

Buildings
Pyramid, Egyptian belief that
the ancient Egyptian
pyramids and objects of
similar shape can confer a
variety of benefits, this was
referred to pyramid power.
Among these assumed
properties are the ability to
preserve foods, sharpen or
maintain the sharpness of
razor blades, etc. (Egyptian
mythology)
World Mill (also Heavenly Mill
and Cosmic Mill), a mytheme
suggested as recurring in
Indo-European and other
mythologies. It involves the
analogy of the cosmos or
firmament and a rotating
millstone. (Proto-
Indo-European religion)
Tower of Babel, a united
humanity agreed to build a
tower "tall enough to reach
heaven"; seeing this, God,
confounded their speech so
that they could no longer
understand each other and
scattered them around the
world. (Jewish
mythology/Christian
mythology)
Heorot (Hall of the Hart), a
mead-hall described in the
Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf as
"the foremost of halls under
heaven". It served as a palace
for King Hroðgar, a legendary
Danish king of the sixth
century. (Anglo-Saxon
mythology)
Ryūgū-jō (Dragon Palace
Castle), undersea palace of
Ryūjin, the dragon god of the
sea. Depending on the
version of the legend, it is
built from red and white
coral, or from solid crystal.
(Japanese mythology)
Maleperduis, Reynard the
Fox's principal hideaway in
the medieval tales of this
figure of legend. The castle is
full of holes, crooked and
long, with multiple exits,
which Reynard can open and
shut to elude his enemies.
(Medieval legends)
Caer Dathyl, a fortress in
Arfon in northern Gwynedd
referred to in the Four
Branches of the Mabinogi,
the Tale of Math fab
Mathonwy. (Welsh
mythology)
Caer Sidi (also Caer Siddi), a
legendary otherworld
fortress mentioned in Middle
Welsh mythological poems in
the Book of Taliesin. (Welsh
mythology)
Chicken-legged hut, Baba
Yaga lives in house standing
on chicken legs, which
enables the house to move
about in accordance with
Baba Yaga's wishes. When
her house moves it spins
 while emitting a screeching
noise. (Russian folklore)

Miscellaneous
Māui's Fishhook, used to
catch the fish that would
become New Zealand's North
Island; the hook was also
used to create the Hawaiian
Islands. (Polynesian
mythology)
Chessboard of Gwenddoleu
ap Ceidio, a large chess
board with pieces of silver
and crystal and the board
was made of gold. The
pieces only play by
themselves if all the pieces
are set up correctly. (Welsh
mythology)
Neith's loom, Neith as a
goddess of weaving she
wove all of the world and
existence into being on her
loom. (Egyptian mythology)
Father Time's hourglass,
carrying an hourglass
representing time's constant
movement. Many belief that
Father Time, like the Grim
Reaper, is constantly
watching humans and has
each and every one of their
hourglasses slowly
decreasing, sand casually
slipping through the hands of
time.
Bangu, a beautiful small bell
in Glasgwm Church which
was gifted by Saint David.
Once a woman took the bell
to the nearby town of
Rharadr. Her husband was
imprisoned in the castle and
she believed that if she rang
the bell he would be
released. But the guards
seized it and chase her out of
town. That night the town
was destroyed by fire, and
the only part of it which
escaped the flames was the
wall on which the sacred bell
was hanging. (Medieval
legend)
Voodoo doll, an effigy into
which pins are inserted.
Although it comes in various
different forms, such
practices are found in the
magical traditions of many
cultures across the world.
(English folklore)
Dreamcatcher (also dream
catcher), the Ojibwe
storytellers speak of the
Spider Woman, known as
Asibikaashi; she took care of
the children and the people
on the land. Eventually, the
Ojibwe Nation spread to the
corners of North America
and it became difficult for
Asibikaashi to reach all the
children. So the mothers and
grandmothers would weave
magical webs for the
children, using willow hoops
and sinew, or cordage made
from plants. The
dreamcatchers would filter
out all bad dreams and only
allow good thoughts to enter
our mind. Once the sun rises,
all bad dreams just
disappear. (Anishinaabe
mythology)
Ibong Adarna's droppings,
the legendary bird of the
Philippines was said that its
droppings can turn any living
creature into stone upon
contact. (Philippine
mythology)
Kave's apron, according to
legend, a Persian blacksmith
made a battle flag by
hanging his smith's apron
from a spear, and used it to
rally the people against the
wicked king, Zahak. (Iranian
mythology)
Sun, the earliest
understanding of the Sun
was that of a disk in the sky,
whose presence above the
horizon creates day and
whose absence causes night.
In the Bronze Age, this
understanding was modified
by assuming that the Sun is
transported across the sky in
a boat or a chariot, and
transported back to the place
of sunrise during the night
passing through the
underworld. In many cultures,
such as Aboriginal and
Native American legends, the
raven stole the sun and place
it in the sky.
Koschei's needle, Koschei
cannot be killed by
conventional means
targeting his body. His soul
(or death) is hidden separate
 from his body inside a
needle, which is in an egg,
which is in a duck, which is in
a hare, which is in an iron
chest (sometimes the chest
is crystal and/or gold), which
is buried under a green oak
tree, which is on the island of
Buyan in the ocean. (Slavic
folklore)

From Greek
mythology

Winnowing Oar, an object

that appears in Books XI and
XXIII of Homer's Odyssey.
Icarus' wings, Daedalus tied
feathers together from
smallest to largest so as to
form an increasing surface.
Secured the feathers at their
midpoints with string and at
their bases with wax, and
gave the whole a gentle
curvature like the wings of a
bird.
Athena's bridle, Polyeidos
told Bellerophon to sleep in
the temple of Athena. While
he slept, he dreamed that
Athena set a golden bridle
beside him. He awoke and
 found the bridle he dreamt
about in his hands.
Afterwards, he went to the
meadow Pegasus was
grazing at, and was able to
bridle and tame Pegasus
without difficulty.
Talos, a giant automaton
made of bronze to protect
Europa in Crete from pirates
and invaders. He circled the
island's shores three times
daily.

From Norse
mythology
Reginnaglar (Old Norse God
Nails), are nails used for
religious purposes.
Rati, the name of a drill or
auger that was used by Odin
during his quest to obtain the
mead of poetry.
Svefnthorn (Sleep Thorn), it
was used to put an adversary
into a deep sleep from which
he or she would not awaken
for a long time.
Friggerock (Frigg's distaff),
the Orion's belt asterism
within the constellation of
 Orion was once known as
"Frigg's Distaff". To explain
this attribution, some
scholars have pointed out
that the constellation is on
the celestial equator and
thus the stars rotating in the
night sky may have been
associated with Frigg's
spinning wheel.

From Christian
mythology

Liahona, a compass-like
device that was given by God
to the prophet Lehi and his
family to help them navigate
through the wilderness. It
was powered by faith and
obedience to God and if
anyone in the party lost faith
or sinned, it would stop
working until that person
repented. (Book of Mormon)
Firmament, the structure
above the atmosphere,
conceived as a vast solid
dome according to the
Biblical cosmology.
According to the Genesis
creation narrative, God
created the firmament to
separate the "waters above"
the earth from the "waters
below" the earth.
Holy Nails, nails with which
Christ was crucified.
True Cross, the name for the
physical remnants which, by
a Catholic church tradition,
are believed to be from the
cross upon which Jesus was
crucified.
Shroud of Turin (also Turin
Shroud ), a length of linen
cloth bearing the image of a
man, is believed by some to
be the burial shroud of Jesus
of Nazareth.
Sudarium of Oviedo (also
Shroud of Oviedo), a
bloodstained piece of cloth is
claimed to be the cloth
wrapped around the head of
Jesus Christ after he died.
Image of Edessa, a holy relic
consisting of a square or
rectangle of cloth upon
which a miraculous image of
the face of Jesus had been
imprinted—the first icon
("image").
Holy Sponge, dipped in
vinegar (or in some
translations sour wine), most
likely posca, a favorite
beverage of Roman soldiers,
and offered to Christ to drink
during the crucifixion.
Title of Liberty, a battle
standard used by Captain
Moroni to rally the Nephites
to arms against the armies of
Amalickiah. It was made
from Moroni's torn cloak,
upon which he wrote, "In
memory of our God, our
religion, and freedom, and
 our peace, our wives, and our
children". (Book of Mormon)

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cambodgienne du X° siècle, les
rois des "Kambuja" prétendaient
descendre d'un ancêtre
mythique éponyme, le sage
ermite Kambu, et de la nymphe
céleste Mera, dont le nom a pu
être forgé d'après l'appellation
ethnique "khmèr" (George
Cœdès). [1] ; See also:
Indianised States of Southeast
Asia, 1968, p 66, George Cœdès.
12. Épica medieval española
(Cantar de los Siete Infantes de
Lara). Madrid, Cátedra, 1991
13. Apollodorus, 1.9.28 .

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