In the myths of various peoples referred to many different artifacts that have become part of modern culture.
Some of them, for example, necropoli, can be seen in the museums, others – such as the symbol of the Eye of Horus, found in excavations, and some archaeologists do not lose hope to find. In our review of 10 artifacts of the most famous myths.
1. Necropoli (Icelandic folklore)
In Icelandic mythology, one of the most mysterious subjects were necropoli – pants from skin taken from the dead man. For starters, you need to get her permission to a man to use his skin after his death. After a person died, his corpse was skinned from the waist to the feet one whole piece. If it was possible, in the scrotum they put a coin stolen from a poor widow. It was believed that the owner of microbrews will definitely become very rich.
2. Treasures of the tribe of the goddess Danu (Irish mythology)
In Irish folklore the tuat De Danann (tribes of the goddess Danu) were considered children of the goddess. They supposedly came to Ireland from distant countries to convey to the people of Ireland the sacred knowledge. A tuat De Danann brought 4 of the artifact. The first was the Lia Fail or Stone of Destiny – stone, which cried out as if he was the true king of Ireland. The second artifact – Claidheamh Solius or the sword of Light, is an unbeatable weapon. Tritium an artifact – the spear of the meadows, the owner of which always came out alive from the battle. Nikotel the Dagda, which could feed any number of people.
3. Mead of poetry (Norse mythology)
There is in Norse mythology a wonderful drink that gives a person poetic inspiration and wisdom. The story of this drink is described in “Junior. Edda. During certain mysterious ritual to the gods performed the ritual of mixing of saliva into the divine Cup, and made her a wise man, who was given the name of Kvasir. But the dwarfs Galar and Fjalar lured Kvasir to her house and killed, and his blood mixed with bee honey and made the Mead of poetry. It was thought that one SIP of this beverage gave the drinker the intelligence of Kvasir.
4. A book of Sibyls (Roman mythology)
The legend of the books of the Sibyls with the fact that when Tarquin the Proud was king of Rome, the mysterious old woman tried to sell him nine books of prophecy. Tarquinius, which is characterized by stinginess, refused. Then the old woman burned three of the books and offered to buy the remaining six for the same price. The king again refused, then the old woman burnt another 3 books and offered the last three at the original price. According to legend, Sivillina the books were a collection of poetic oracles. They were written with acrostics on the Greek language on palm leaves and kept in the Capitol in the temple of Jupiter. In 83 BCE, after a fire in the Capitol they were restored to the sayings of the Eritrean sibyl.
5. The aegis (Greek mythology)
Aegis – a mysterious artifact of divine origin. Most historians are not sure what really was the aegis (most often it is alleged that it was a shield), but it is known that the subject in the hands of the gods provided protection to the owner from the blow of a sword or spear.
6. The axe of Perun (Slavic mythology)
Before the advent of Christianity, the Slavs had their own myths and legends, many of which have survived. The Slavic Pantheon of gods headed by Perun, the Lord of lightning, who is believed to have been similar to the Scandinavian Thor. An important attribute of Perun was his glittering axe, and pagans often wore miniature amulets, hatchets for good luck.
7. Agimat (Philippine mythology)
Agimat, also known as the ANTING-ANTING is an amulet in the Philippines, which is supposed to grant mystical powers to its owner. Agimat, as Filipinos believe, gives man the ability to understand animals
8. Kangu, and Manju (Japanese mythology)
The legend of the “tidal” precious stones of Kanju and Manju, goes back to the mythological belief in dragons in Japan. These magical stones the dragon God of the sea used to control the tides. Legend has it that Empress Jingu of Japan used these stones during the war with Korea.
9. Eye of Horus (Egyptian mythology)
Eye of Horus – one of the most famous Egyptian symbols – is mentioned in the Egyptian Book of the Dead. According to legend, it served as a protective amulet, was a sign of divine power and Imperial power. The Egyptians believed that the eye of Horus will guide the Pharaoh in the afterlife, so the deceased rulers were often buried with Butoh – a symbol of an eye made out of precious metals. In life, the pharaohs used Butoh as a symbol that their words are the words of the gods.
10. Gandiva (Hindu mythology)
Gandiva is the most strong and powerful bow ever created. Onion so strong that cannot be broken With a bow –two quiver of arrows that never end. Because of this, the owner topped the mantle of Arjuna can endlessly produce arrows.
