Talk:List of mythological objects

First message

I have added the Spear of Destiny due to the modern legends surrounding it and not the original religious connotations; if anyone feels that it is out of place, by all means, feel free to correct me on that. --Mitsukai 14:50, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

List Updates

When adding something to the list, please give a minor dicdef (dictionary definition) of it, so that if there's no link to the item somewhere else, people will know what the item is for.--Mitsukai 14:32, 27 May 2005 (UTC)

Heracles Nemean lion skin?

Shouldnt this be added to the armor list since it protected Heracles in his journeys? i am most positive he slayed the nemean lion and skinned him. where or not he kept the skin there after i would like to know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.40.86.18 (talk) 21:46, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

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Comment this nice list might launch some good article ideas. I see many red links. Goldenrowley 03:31, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

what is up with wonder woman in this list? Isn't there a list of comic book objects on wikipedia?

Melethling

As far as I can tell this sword was invented by a mischievous Wikipedia editor. Every single online reference to it is a C&P of this entry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.104.247.86 (talk) 22:47, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

The Argo could talk?

Is this actually true (according to the legend, I mean)? Spartan198 (talk) 10:02, 22 May 2008 (UTC) Spartan198

The Maboroshi no Ginzuishou

IS this really a mythological object from folktales or just an object made up by Naoko Takeuchi the creator of the Sailor Moon manga? Because if this is simply an object from a comic book it does not belong here. 80.221.45.216 (talk) 14:36, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Bow of Artemis?

Shouldn't the Bow of Artemis be listed here since Apollo and Artemis are the "Twin Archers"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.53.248.53 (talk) 01:03, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Caliburn is the same sword as Excalibur. Clarent was the sword in the stone.

Caliburn is listed as seperate from Excalibur, and as the sword in the stone. In actuality, Caliburn is the same sword as Excalibur. The first name of Excalibur was "Caledfwlch", the Welsh origin for the legend, and presumably based off of the legends of Caladbolg. It was Latinized to "Caliburnus" and the Latin "-us" was dropped in translation. When it entered French legend, it became "Escalibor" or "Excalibur" which was popularized and is known today.

Caliburn is NOT the sword in the stone. The sword in the stone was Clarent, put there by Merlin as Arthur's birthright. Of course, this depends on which version of the legend you go by. But, it is much more accurate than saying Caliburn is the sword in the stone. As I said before, Caliburn is another name for the sword Excalibur. 71.82.122.24 (talk) 03:49, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Egypian Mythology

As far as I can see there is only one thing from Egyptian mythology on here. Can someone please explain to me why Ra's crook and flail aren't listed, as far as most websites go, its supposed to have some powers of its own. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zaqw13 (talk • contribs) 01:05, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Forgetting...

Chinese myth, japanese myth, aboriginal myth, native american myth? What happened? Most of these are Greek or Indian (wtf) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zaqw13 (talk • contribs) 01:07, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

List of Animals used as Vehicles by Hindyu gods

Such as mouse, Lion, Elephant, Tiger, Donkey, Ox) should be included. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.30.84.169 (talk • contribs)

This is a list of "objects", not animals. Living creatures are covered in a separate article. Mediatech492 (talk) 22:48, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

Mythological objects in the Bible

Is there a reason that manna and the Spear of Longinus are the only object from the Bible? I can think of several more: Aaron's staff, which when thrown down, turns into a snake (among other feats). The Ark of the covenant, which parted the waters of the Jordan (similar to the Red Sea parting). The Bronze serpent placed on a pole which the Israelites could look at to relieve themselves of snake bites/poison while in the desert (similar to the Rod of Asclepius) Numbers 21:8. Elijah's robe, which Elisha used to part the waters of the Jordan.

Also, the sentence for Manna needs a comma instead of the first period: (also Mana), is an edible substance that, according to the Bible and the Quran. God provided for the Israelites during their travels in the desert. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.168.151.162 (talk) 18:08, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

I was going to argue that Aaron/Moses' rod/staff weren't mythological items themselves, they were just props (i.e. they were rods they just happened to have at the time, versus say the Holy grail...an article itself imbued with purpose). However, in reading teh articles for Aaron's rod, it sounds like it became an artifact in and of itself after the fact, so it probably warrants inclusion. Be bold!12.11.127.253 (talk) 21:41, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Additionally, the vehicles section is missing both the Merkavah and the flaming chariot that took Elijah to heaven 131.106.18.48 (talk) 04:42, 24 May 2020 (UTC)

Ok, edited in the chariots 131.106.18.48 (talk) 05:03, 24 May 2020 (UTC)

Flags

Flags are persistently being added violating WP:CONSENSUS and possibly being inadequate per WP:MOSICON. @Thewhitepandafan2017: Per WP:BRD you should have started a thread here to explain when first reverted. It's still possible to do it. Unless that is done, I may have to report you for disruptive editing. Thanks, —PaleoNeonate – 02:00, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

Agree. It is also original research as it is putting modern country flags on centuries or millennia old objects. --McSly (talk) 01:28, 26 November 2017 (UTC)

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length

Maybe it's appropriate to shorten this article on the basis of whether each object has its own Wikipedia article already or is noted by some external source 72.24.239.38 (talk) 00:52, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

Split?

This list is getting too long. I think we should split it to make it easier to read and navigate. I propose to spin the armor/weapons part into a new list, since they're the longest. Flordeneu (talk) 20:03, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

This is a somewhat hodgepodgical list that doesn't distinguish between A) immaterial mythological objects, B) physically existent objects which have religious significance, and C) nonreligious/nonsacred, legendary objects. Maybe the article could be split up according to these distinct categories. 72.24.239.38 (talk) 03:26, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

Octane Serpent Spear?

"Octane Serpent Spear" is given as the name of Zhang Fei's spear from the Three Kingdoms period in China in the list, and if you look it up ( https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Octane_Serpent_Spear&redirect=no ) the term redirects to the general Romance of the Three Kingdoms article. I don't speak Chinese myself, but the word "octane" seems like something that'd be very out of place in the time period in question. Is this really the accepted translation of whatever the original Chinese is, or has someone taken some liberties with it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.38.236.162 (talk) 21:55, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

Violation of Wikipedia rules and Lack of Information

Information of so many weapons are missing in this page, especially from Indian history. I think that few cultures are given more importance by providing complete edge details of them and being biased or unintentionally biased by forbidding other information to be edited without citation on Wikipedia, when in fact there has been no reference to each information in Wikipedia in this page. Either let me edit with no citation or remove those information without citation. Pruthviraj Dodiya (talk) 19:07, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

Also I am not violating any rule of Wikipedia, I am just asking for the solution of it so please don't think this as any offense. Thank You. Pruthviraj Dodiya (talk) 19:10, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

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