41 Mythical Objects and Weapons with Extraordinary Powers

Discover the 41 of the most extraordinary mythological objects and weapons of all time, artefacts that have captivated the human imagination for centuries, and continue to do so even today:
The Staff of the Monkey King
The Hand of Glory
The Helm of Darkness
The Cornucopia
The Tarnhelm
Mjölnir
Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi
Pandora's Box
The Club of Dagda
The Cauldron of Dagda
Seven League Boots
The Seal of Solomon
Gleipnir
The Book of Thoth
Excalibur
Kaladanda
The Golden Apple of Discord
The Cintamani Stone
The Peaches of Immortality
Pair Dadeni
The Cup of Jamshid
The Mead of Poetry
Baba Yaga's Mortar & Pestle
Aphrodite's Girdle
Freyja's Falcon Cloak
The Philosopher's Stone
Lamp of Aladdin
Winged Sandals
Poseidon's Trident
The Holy Grail
Gjallarhorn
Medusa's Head
The Book of the Dead
The Aegis
Sampo
Draupnir
Anansi's Pot of Wisdom
Shiva's Trishula
The Scepter of Agamemnon
The Hammer of Hephaestus
The Bag of Winds
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[@MythosTheHistorian]

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[@MrGreensweightHist]

You cover Excalibur, but neglected the scabbard, which Merlin claims is worth 10 of the sword, because so long as the sword was sheathed, the one wearing it could not bleed.

[@eg_manifest510]

lol this is the only comment in this comment section that actually corrected something with a cool (and accurate) fact about mythology

[@emrek99205]

Ie. Excalibur when worn as a belt becomes the Tampon of Camelot.

[@JohnSmith-io3ii]

They did something similar with Kusanagi, they covered some of its background but did not mention it's ability to control the wind or that it's also called grass cutter.

[@robertsides3626]

Use crushing damage. Got it.

[@QuintinSarren]

That sounds almost good, but doesn't sound like it stops someone from feeling pain or being cut, just doesn't let you bleed

[@marcusmoonstein242]

My personal favorite is the Akashic Records, an object (possibly a book) that contains a record of every event that will ever happen in the entire history of the universe - past, present and future. The ultimate source of knowledge!

[@johnnylego807]

Not exactly a book. More so a library. One that cannot be accessed in this world.

[@AlmostCoolGuys]

Never really saw the similarities in the apple and eve story with Pandoras box until now. My favorite part about learning myths

[@mueezadam8438]

Great list! here are some items a future list can include: 1. Druid blood: human sacrifice isn't always about winning the favour of the gods, sometimes it's about invoking their wrath. And few things anger the gods more than the spilt blood of a Druid, who was among the very few people in the ancient world that were considered sacrosanct and impermissible to harm _(not even kings enjoyed this!)_ . So when the last of the druids lured the Roman legionaries to a remote island and threw themselves on their blades-- they invoked a curse so strong that reports from all across Britain told of rivers turning inexplicably red! 2. *Golem of Prague* : This enigmatic construct was made in the 16th century by a Rabbi learned in math, mysticism, and astrology. We actually know its current existence in the real world, but no one dares open the room where it is stored because of several disturbing tales: one such event recounts a later Rabbi wishing to see the golem for himself, only to leave the building trembling in fear to ominously reaffirm the warning the original creator declared centuries earlier. 3. *Caul of the seventh son of a seventh son*: sometimes newborns leave the womb with a piece of the uterus still clinging to their head, this 'caul' is said to have powerful warding abilities, but if the infant is the seventh son of a seventh son _(with no daughters anywhere in between)_ then the caul also serves as an auspicious omen that the child will grow up to become powerful in some fashion like healing or resisting evil.

[@MythosTheHistorian]

Gr8! Thank you for the tip. Noted!

[@MoonMoverGaming]

You said that hope remained inside of Pandora's box, but I believe that is incorrect. The box released many evils into the world, but also released hope. If hope was still stuck in that box, we mortals would be in a sorry state indeed!

[@jayteah1349]

The lamp of Aladdin had no rule on laws and Aladdin was kind of a PoS in the story, he even had another ring genie he used just to escape

[@sharkchaos5160]

I loved this video and would love to see more video like this.

[@gersonbn8415]

Imagine having all this mythical objects you'll be unstoppable

[@brianmurphy250]

The Beer Googles…an American legend of a pair of eyewear which imbues the wearer the power to detect great hidden beauty after drinking great amount of alcohol.

[@skywise001]

If you want to do more Id love some info on the lazerus Pit, Merlin's Staff, compare various invisibility cloaks, and any/all of the wild ones from Asia and areas around.

[@MythosTheHistorian]

Noted! Thank you for the idea!

[@neal_rigga90]

You should do part 2 of this list.😊😅

[@MojoMountainMan]

The Hand of Glory was used by thieves to sneak into a person's house at night while they were asleep, and it would keep them asleep, not immobile

[@Tony-oh7eo]

Man just made my shopping list for me

[@DHARSHENV]

Thanks for your information brother 🎉

[@-RONNIE]

I did know about most of these but I did learn about a couple new ones thank you

[@donaldhanning1359]

The staff of the monkey king is a grower not a shower

[@almightytallestred]

Originally the "Tarnhelm" is neither called that, nor is it a helmet at all - the original object is basically a cloak of invisibility. It's only called "Tarnhelm" in Richard Wagner's 19th century music drama "Der Ring der Nibelungen" - based on the epic poem "Nibelungenlied" (lit. "Nibelungen song"), written around 1200 in Middle High German. There it was called "Tarnkappe" (lit. "stealth cap") - derived from Middle High German "Cappa" - which doesn't mean cap - but _cape._ When the poem was rediscovered, the word had completely changed its meaning. Wagner wouldn't have known any of that, knowing only that a "Kappe" is a cap and probably thought a cap wasn't that impressive, so he changed it.

[@emrek99205]

I bet the cap was made of wool so that it could be pulled over the eyes.

[@almightytallestred]

@@emrek99205 🙈

[@lindellsy]

Great video!

[@elricthebald870]

12:38 The mead of poetry was not made be Odin. In the Prose Edda it says after the Aesir Vanir war hostages were exchanged and all Aesir and Vanir spat into a giant cauldron. From this cauldron sprang Kvasir, the most well spoken of gods. Kvasir was later killed by the dwarfs Fjalar and Galar who mixed his blood with honey and brewed the mead. The Jotun Suttungr tricked the two dwarfs, stole the mead and hid it under a mountain. Odin in turn seduced Suttungrs daughter Gunlod who allowed him a single sip from each of the three barrels of mead. After draining the barrels Odin escape in the form of an eagle back to Asgard chased by an enraged Suttungr. To lighten his load Odin pooped out some of the mead which landed in Midgard, our realm. And that is where bad poetry comes from.

[@tatekaste7238]

He just misspoke, in the same sentence he said he stole the mead.

[@manofculture424]

Great Video! Hoping for a Part 2

[@johnjohnon8767]

You didn't mention the gae bolga , the war spear of cucuclan in irish literature. On e cast, it would mot miss.

[@muajin]

Surprised you didn't say the name of Sun Wukong's staff, Jingoba. The staff was given to him from a pillar that was in a palace of a dragon god I think. Jingoba. :D

[@Electroghoul]

If I acquire all of these items, can I be Link in real life?

[@thpenez7613]

Digging the voice and video, subbed👍🤙

[@ravenmoon3510]

In my fantasy universe Philosophers' Stone is a source of power for vampires, they're using that instead of hunting for humans... Main character shattered the Flamel's stone (after Flamel's death) into smaller pieces and gave them to all vampires' families... Main character is a magical-powerful human, but vampires are having a trust in him, 'cause he is also looking like a monster in humans' eyes and in eyes of other mages, wizards, druids, etc. ... Instead main character is helping magical entities, he helped werewolves to control their abillities, he helped dragons to hide from humans, and he helped trolls to build a kingdom in post-vulcanic caves... There's more, but this comment is already long... P.S.: I'm not an english speaker, so my comment can be... bad

[@workingmothercatlover6699]

Pandora's box was a bit misrepresented. She was given it to deliver to someone, but she was curious and opened it. It was not meant for her.

[@monaeblackeaglequeen8974]

I love your videos love mythology

[@MythosTheHistorian]

what's you favorite mythical object

[@cryssy7094]

Fore sure Lamp of Aladdin. Practically you are the most powerful entity in the world by having this object.

[@DHARSHENV]

Excalibur my favorite⚡

[@daithigibealain4916]

G spot

[@johnytwotimes4072]

I don't know but Aphrodite's Gurdle being given to her by her husband makes me think that he's the God of Pimping😂

[@errebusaether]

Enuma Elish.

[@PurpleOpinionM]

Akshaya Patra - Sun gods copper Cooking vessle which would increase the quantity of food laid on it until Draupadi had eaten from it.

[@oscar-lopez]

Gungnir was conspicuously absent from this list. Also, there was not a single mention to objects from American (the continent, not just the country) myths

[@vladpuia6960]

Ajae este

[@ezramiller8936]

Like Paul Bunions axe

[@sabbathjackal]

We don't have very much folklore, to be honest. The Europeans spent a lot of time erasing American folklore/history, both north and south. In fact, most current American folklore like Paul Bunyan, for instance, are corporate mascots. Designed to convince us to work harder. Outside of that, it's mostly just cowboys and wendigos.

[@LordRain1031]

That's probably because North America is one of the newest "discovered" countries. Hell, what we know as native Americans only came here about 13-15,000 years ago. And practicing living in harmony and balance with the land, I'd kinda be surprised if they had any kind of "mythical artifacts" as they placed next to no importance on "materialistic objects or items." Again, this is just personal speculation. 🤷‍♂️

[@daximil]

@@LordRain1031 The crystal skulls come to mind.

[@barbodyah5049]

12:25 The cup of king jamshid was made by the hands of "bondar bidakhsh", his royal scientist.! He used all the knowledge in the universe, from magis information to science and magics.!

[@waynefarmer3044]

That's what that was in the the "hunger games" the cornucopia!

[@stiofarnog]

Actually, no one actually knows what the Sampo was. The Kalevala only refers to it in vague terms and that it brings the Nordrlanders wealth and prosperity. Also, Louhi actually owned it because Ilmarinen made it for her in exchange for a daughter's hand (which he never got because of shenanigans Louhi had no actual hand in). The story surrounding it was a bit more ambiguous than 'Louhi bad', at least until the last tales where she steals the sun and the moon in the motherlode of all overreactions.

[@anamariaguadayol2335]

Excellent

[@robgau2501]

One strike from Mjölnir can level a mountain. Honestly, I'm surprised there are no Prunes of Pooping. I'm just kidding. All prunes are of Pooping.

[@kmatcyk]

Hello. I'm new here. Fantastic video. Love the care you put into the narration. Thank you. You are a perfect example why KZbin has overtaken other forms of video production. You can present and create the story better and more efficiently than the big studio machine. Looking forward to looking through the rest of your content. Love from the eastern slopes of the Rocky mountains 🇨🇦🏴‍☠️

[@MythosTheHistorian]

Welcome aboard! Glad you loved it! And thank you for the kind words. :)

[@kmatcyk]

@@MythosTheHistorian 🫡 Very impressed Sir. Love the catalogue now I had a chance to peek around

[@gamershadow8]

Thank you Rick Riordan for 85% of these items that i knew lol

[@milliondollarmistake]

"Freya's Falcon cloak let's her transform into a flacon and travel between worlds. It's a symbol of transformation and travelling between worlds."

[@Keef_DGAF]

Seal of Solomon is also a real object . it may not have the mythical powers associated but it isn't a mythical item itself.

[@NECRONOMICON7-7-7]

You have no idea what you are talking about . The seal/sigel of Solomon is the most magickal symbol on earth " as above so below " . The Jews just hijacked it for their flag when the UK gave them (with the help from sir Rothschild) Israel as a gift after WW2 .

[@havocmaverick]

I just need the pot of wisdom and the rest will be easy to acquire.

[@95DOIDO]

don't mind me, I'm here just to guess what item Kratos is going to shop in a future GOW game.

[@arpandey7043]

10:13 chintamani gem/stone❤the one i like most because it is what every human being earns for...inner peace, fullfilment & satisfaction🇮🇳

[@thebaronblitz]

You had a minor error regarding Draupnir - it created 8 copies of itself every 9th night, and those copies also copied themselves every 9 nights. but including the “original” means it multiplies itself by 9 every 9 nights.

[@Eadyt87]

Actually the Glipnir material are not "impossible to find" you can record cat footsteps, there are a genetically natural woman who have beard, and root of mountain are bouyant root that extended to the mantle, and sure there are sinew of bear even so short or small, and we also can extract breath of a fish, and sure there are spittle of a bird even a delicacy in Asia, a swiftlet bird nest made from their spittle or saliva

[@gamershadow8]

i know one impossibility they can use.. Clean Flint Michigan water

[@Eadyt87]

@@gamershadow8 That's more impossible i guess hahaha

[@J4Y84]

Never knew that Versace clothing ’The Aegis’ Was that Powerful I Know its Expensive though!

[@Lagi42800]

With which one of these can I cast firball again ???

[@lordsubziro2824]

Surprised thf Spear of Destiny wasn't included in your video or the Ark of the Covenant.

[@BoMwarriorVlog]

🤔 I don't know if it's just my current mood mixed with my ADHD, but I actually liked how you jumped around the world and time with each object instead of just saying stuff country by country. 👍 Well done ad fun video with the pictures and narration voice.

[@MythosTheHistorian]

Thank you! Glad you like it!

[@jamnewstime8529]

So the Sheng Gong Wu's are real after all 🤣🤣

[@natbatlightwood5288]

I am so glad i am not the only one who thought this. 😂😂😂

[@nunyobidness2358]

The Wand of Orcus is all i need...

[@gregcampwriter]

The skull of Mimir would be convenient to have, but for the sake of curiosity, I'd like to see the final coin that would satisfy a rich person's greed.

[@daniellekennedy8118]

Uh oh, Where's the Spear of Destiny?

[@davemuckeye1516]

Not mythical… it is legendary… 👋🏼👍🏼

[@miguelatkinson]

​@@davemuckeye1516 well he put the egyptian book of the dead their which is real by the way so he would have if it seem like he forgot

[@JP-st9hn]

How could someone use Aegis which has Medusas head on it against the Titans… if Medusa wasn’t killed until way later in the mythology?

[@djreeves2591]

Pandora's "box" is a mistranslation It's properly translated as a jar

[@jenwashington2702]

Can one of these items help me defeat CJ Woods,the guy who bullied me in Summer School?

[@jesussaucedo8133]

When did the current Kali Yuga start?: 3102 BCE. When will it end?: 428,899 CE. So we have 426, 876 years left until then!!!

[@Watcher413]

Imagine if someone just happened to own every single item listed in there garage

[@definitely-a-b0t]

“Here in my garage, just bought this new Lamborghini here. It’s fun to drive up here in the Hollywood hills. But you know what I like more than materialistic things? Knowledge.”

[@Keef_DGAF]

Kusignami ( I spell atrocious on the phone ) is a real sword. First non-mythical item in the list. It is still in a known location.. Sorry to break your narrative.

[@eg_manifest510]

idk what you mean, it's still a mythological item, like how real people and events can be depicted by something and still be a myth. It was probs just a fancy sword that the Emperor made a story about to justify being the boss, but that story is still a myth. Narrative is very secure and intact

[@nickhass7757]

Why neglect to mention the sword of Mars which supposedly Attila the hun found?

[@magicpyroninja]

So there is a woman whose job it is to give out the peaches of immortality to the worthy. I'm guessing there hasn't been anybody worthy ever because I see no immortals

[@corinthiasivery5650]

I can make a hand of glory whenever I want.

[@wasserungeheuer-918]

I've seen the hand of glory way to often in my college time

[@GUNRIR]

Can these be combined with ChristGear? Or nah?

[@ShawnRavenfire]

You left out the Ark of the Covenant, probably one of the most famous mythical objects.

[@ShawnRavenfire]

Another one you could have included is the Golden Fleece.

[@dragonpalindrath-vi5eh]

The strongest and sharpest sword is the blade of Minerva.

[@MeesVis-e9u]

Perseus did also weher the wingd Sandals

[@susansheffield2931]

The holy hand grenade of antioch

[@Draythur]

Scandinavian here: Gleipnir is pronounced Glaipnir with an ai sound like fire or liar, not Gleepnir.

[@MythosTheHistorian]

Thank you for the tip :)

[@johnytwotimes4072]

Aphrodite's husband sounds like the God of Cuckholding😂

[@sabbathjackal]

Yes, but part of the deal is that he murders any of her lovers that he catches with his forge hammer.

[@eg_manifest510]

nah hephaestus is no joke he may be crippled from getting slapped off Olympus but he'll fuck your shit up

[@YouTellemFrosk]

Could have had Thors girdle and gloves, both are named and needed to lift the hammer.

[@RollingCalf]

How you not mention that the Japanese government claims to possess Kusanagi

[@MrSinclairn]

Where is CuChulainn's Gae Bolg spear in this list !?! 🙄

[@deaddevilking]

Pandoras box was actually a jar did you know that

[@eg_manifest510]

At this point enough people have said this that I'm thinking he only ignored that part because its oh so glaringly obvious and expected of you to know

[@deaddevilking]

@eg_manifest510 its not really a wide know thing bro i didnt go reading every comment so i just said it as i stupid this stuff one my free time because the past has so many unknowns

[@deaddevilking]

@@eg_manifest510 so maybe next time just keep scrolling

[@ImHuxian]

Wait till you hear about the Brilyantes 😅😂

[@anything6398]

1. Christian's started killing thus red rivers. Patrick in Ireland marked the end of snakes also known as Druids. 2. I believe kabalah is real. Scary stuff like this is a good thing.people need to accountability for themselves. I think?😅 3. Im a bit disappointed in the seventh scenario I think your being modest. Wasn't Alexander the great a seventh something something?

[@MrZiarD]

Time to start a d2 style Grail list and get after it!

[@mishusan8522]

Either you havenothing from Wiland the smith or I oversaw it

[@topsanger7219]

monkey king looks like edge from wwe lol

[@ravishra5002]

Kalki avatar will come at the end of kalyuga as you say but how can you tell that he will wield a kala danda when he has not come at all. Can you explain that to me please.... i want to know as a hindu cause i sees it absurd because he will come in far future and you already know about his weapon

[@scottdahlberg4890]

Ark of the Covenant???

[@mead813]

The ark of the covenant

[@justger3059]

OH!! You were serious?!?! ... i thought this was another of those MEME channels about 'Inclusivity'. woo, this was much better 😄

[@FREE__FIRE707]

Why i remember kratos

[@tetrodotoxin9782]

No aghanims? 😅

[@MrScreenFreeze]

Missing the hand of Midas and wings of Icarus

[@eg_manifest510]

I mean Midas' hand isn't really a mythological artefact, considering it remained firmly attached to him throughout his life and he lost his powers at the end of the tale. So it's more of a magical person than a magical item

[@abdul2009]

11:15

[@domanicgibbs4595]

My love life

[@RedDeckRedemption]

well shit the 1st one....staff of the monkey king. now the 3rd Hokage makes sense

[@KingFluffs]

1:14 Not mythical. Several have really been made.

[@ericmaumaryjr137]

No Spear of Destiny? Weak

[@judygreenwood4696]

Tektite

[@kekoasiversons350]

Wait wait wait why was he so great full to that goat it’s zues probably on some freaky shit don’t tell hera……his own sister wife loooooool

[@georgeoldsterd8994]

Most of these are Greek and Norse. 😒

[@Keef_DGAF]

Perseus killed Medusa in her sleep.

[@jrnsteen8136]

What you said about Mjølner and thor is not exactly right and as videoes here and other places is just 2% of the full story. Even worse thor isnt the god of thunder. Hes a god that represent thunder and lightning, strength, fertility. Further more you didnt talk about his gloves or belt he needs to have the strength to wield mjølner. If you go as many do to the greek gods then they are the gods of. Not the norse tho many of the proto european gods might be a mix or remake of older gods.

[@touxiong9127]

Thor actually gives out hammers when he feels generous. They're not super heavy, they look and weight like a normal hammer, the hammers don't have any other special abilities except they're really sturdy.

[@tripwire4727]

So he really is the God of hammers! Lol

[@karlsweeney2328]

That's where the term "dumb as a bag of hammers" comes from

[@JackLord-mz8nd]

That is incorrect although the hammer could not summon lightning it had supernatural abilities such as shrinking to fit in his pocket, always hitting it's target when thrown and also always returning to his hand when thrown. It was also so heavy Thor himself needed a metal glove to lift it

[@JackLord-mz8nd]

That is incorrect although the hammer could not summon lightning it had supernatural abilities such as shrinking to fit in his pocket, always hitting it's target when thrown and also always returning to his hand when thrown. It was also so heavy Thor himself needed a metal glove to lift it

[@johnnylego807]

So he gives you a solid hammer for hammering wood nails? 😂😂. That’s hilarious. I think I can buy those at my local home depo.

[@ZombieBrain2007]

Please do more items 🙏

[@windomearle2932]

Pandora was a punishment upon man, the box (jar) was just the vehicle for that punishment. Book of Thoth (first th is a hard T sound) and Book of the Dead are not as mythical as you indicate

[@nikkat79]

Hello great video!! If I may, the Aegis is not a shield or armor, it was a cloak made from the skin of a goat (aiga= goat in greek). The shield with gorgons (Gorgonion) head was a gift from Perseus to Athena after his adventures.