Mythological objects encompass a variety of items (e.g. weapons, armor, clothing) found in mythology, legend, folklore, tall tale, fable, religion, spirituality, superstition, paranormal, and pseudoscience from across the world.
This list is organized according to the category of object.
Rods and Staffs from Greek Mythology
Sampo
, a magical artifact of indeterminate type constructed by
Ilmarinen
that brought riches and good fortune to its holder, in the Finnish
epic poetry
Kalevala
(
The Forging of the Sampo
, Joseph Alanen, 1911)
Achilles wearing his armor
Shield of Achilles (illustration)
The Crown of Immortality, held by the
allegorical
figure
Eterna
(Eternity)
Claíomh Solais on an Ireland stamp printed in 1922
Dietrich von Bern and Hildebrand fight against dragons
The famous sword of Excalibur painted by
Howard Pyle
King Svafrlame Secures the Sword Tyrfing
Joan of Arc with her famous sword
"Tizona", the sword attributed to El Cid, on exhibit in the Army Museum of Madrid
Vishnu holding his legendary sword Nandaka
Artist's impressions of the (unseen) Imperial Regalia of Japan
Yama advances to smite Ravana with the weapon of death
A 19th-century drawing of Sun Wukong featuring his staff
Greek God Kronos/Saturnus with sickle
Longinus with his famous Spear
Amenonuhoko
(天沼矛 or 天之瓊矛 or 天瓊戈,
"heavenly jeweled spear"
) is the name given to the spear in
Shinto
used to raise the primordial land-mass,
Onogoro-shima
, from the sea
Erlang Shen
(二郎神), or
Erlang
is a
Chinese
God with his spear
Shiva with his Trishula
The Honest Woodcutter
, also known as
Mercury and the Woodman
and his famous
Golden Axe
Houyi, the God of Archery
Killing of Ravana Painting by Brahmstra of Arrow of Brahma
Fig trees often represent talismans with the udumbara
Goetia seal of solomon
The third gift — an enormous hammer
(1902) by
Elmer Boyd Smith
and the ring Draupnir is visible among other creations by the
Sons of Ivaldi
As is usual in
bestiaries
, the lynx in this late 13th-century English manuscript is shown urinating, the urine turning to the mythical stone Lyngurium
Lord Vishnu took the form of Beauty Mohini and distributed the Amrita (Ambrosia, Elixir) to Devas. When Rahu (snake dragon) tried to steal the Amrita, his head was cut off
Snake and world egg of the inhabitants of Tyre
Aura, a field of luminous radiation surrounding a person or object
Azoth
, a universal medicine or universal solvent sought in alchemy. (Medieval legend)
Golden cosmic egg Hiranyagarbha by Manaku
Vishnu with his Panchajanya
Pied piper
seven angels with seven trumpets
Fountain of Youth
Tissot Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle
Hand of God
Jason returns with Golden fleece
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
The Giving of the Seven Bowls of Wrath / The First Six Plagues, Revelation 16:1–16.
Matthias Gerung
, c. 1531
Golem and Loew
Adam's Bridge also called as Rama Setu
Fortune Wheel
Giza pyramids
The fall of Icarus
Perillos being forced into the brazen bull that he built for Phalaris