{"id":21020,"date":"2014-06-04T02:46:10","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T07:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/?p=21020"},"modified":"2014-06-11T03:31:22","modified_gmt":"2014-06-11T08:31:22","slug":"5-supremely-awesome-mythological-objects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/5-supremely-awesome-mythological-objects\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Supremely Awesome Mythological Objects"},"content":{"rendered":"
When I was younger I loved Indiana Jones and stories about ancient civilizations and heroes. It seemed that one mythological object could make all the troubles of the world vanish, or somehow imbue the user with inhuman strength. Have you bought yourself a fedora and hoped to find supernatural treasures such as these? You have probably already heard about Excalibur, Arthur\u2019s sword or the Mjolnir hammer, but we want to present to you 5 supremely awesome mythological objects that you have probably not heard about.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/a><\/p>\n There are probably many among you who have already read the Lord of the Ring Books, or seen the movies. This means that you also know about the one ring, to rule all the others. <\/b>Sauron\u2019s ring is very similar to the Ring of Gyges, in that it makes its wearer invisible. The only difference between them is that the ring from LOTR also has soul-blackening effects on the wearer. The ring of Gyges isn\u2019t very well known. It was first described in a story told by the philosopher Plato.<\/p>\n According to him, a shepherd finds the ring after an earthquake unravels a cave near his flock. He takes it from the corpse of an unworldly creature, and soon finds out that it can make him invisible. With it, he seduces the king\u2019s wife, kills the king and becomes ruler of Lydia.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Witches use Grimoars to practice their magic. The Egyptian god of wisdom and magic, Toth, used the Book of Tooth. It is believed that this book contains two vital spells. One was designed to help the user better understand animals, while the others is used to understand the mind of the Gods. According to an old tale a prince finds the book.<\/p>\n As punishment his family is murdered and he commits suicide. A couple of years later, another prince finds the book but is warned not to take it by the spirit of the previous owner. Because he doesn\u2019t listen to the advice he is forced to kill his own children. Or so he thinks, because everything is an illusion orchestrated by the ghost to convince him. He finally understands the word of the fallen prince and puts the book back where he found it.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n If you are passionate about classic mythology you have probably already heard about the Argonautica, <\/b>by Apollonius of Rhodes<\/a>. This book tells the tale of Jason and his crew of Heroes (the Argonauts). They sail on the Argo, a ship that was imbued with magical powers by the goddess Hera. The Argo is made from timber harvested from the forests of Dodona (it has the power of prophecy). When they completed the quest, the Argo was placed on the Zenith, and became a constellation.<\/p>\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Ring of Gyges<\/h2>\n
2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Book of Thoth<\/h2>\n
3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Argo<\/h2>\n
4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Spear of Destiny<\/h2>\n