Aphrodite is an ancient Greek goddess associated with love, beauty, pleasure, passion and procreation. She was syncretized with the Roman goddess Venus. Aphrodite’s major symbols include myrtles, roses, doves, sparrows, and swans. The cult of Aphrodite was largely derived from that of the Phoenician goddess Astarte, a cognate of the East Semitic goddess Ishtar,...
This artifact is a part of SwordTemple Library Girdle of Brynhildr – Siegfried takes her girdle which makes Brynhildr lose her supernatural strength (Norse mythology)...
This artifact is a part of SwordTemple Library ...
This artifact is a part of SwordTemple Library ...
A petasos or petasus (Greek: πέτασος) is a sun hat of Thessalian origin worn by ancient Greeks, Macedonians, Thracians and Etruscans, often in combination with the chlamys cape. It was usually made of wool felt, leather or straw, with a broad, floppy brim. It was worn primarily by farmers and travellers, and was considered...
In Aztec religion, Xiuhcoatl was a mythological serpent, regarded as the spirit form of Xiuhtecuhtli, the Aztec fire deity sometimes represented as an atlatl or a weapon wielded by Huitzilopochtli. Xiuhcoatl is a Classical Nahuatl word that translates literally as, “turquoise serpent”. The name also carries the symbolic and descriptive meaning, “fire serpent”....
This artifact is a part of SwordTemple Library Gunnar’s Atgeir – Gunnar’s atgeir would make a ringing sound or “sing” when it was taken down in anticipation of bloodshed (Norse mythology)....
This artifact is a part of SwordTemple Library ...
Other weapons have been associated with Arthur. Welsh tradition also knew of a dagger named Carnwennan and a spear named Rhongomyniad that belonged to him. Rhongomyniad (“spear” + “striker, slayer”) is also mentioned in Culhwch, although only in passing; it appears as simply Ron (“spear”) in Geoffrey’s Historia. Geoffrey also names Arthur’s shield as...
Spears: Spear of Achilles – created by Hephaestus and given to Peleus at his wedding with Thetis (Greek mythology) This artifact is a part of SwordTemple Library...
