Mythological objects

thumb|300px|Trident of Poseidon

thumb|upright|Cornucopia of a Roman statue of Livia as [[Fortuna, 42-52 AD, marble, Altes Museum, Berlin ]] thumb|Cornucopia, part of a Roman statue, Archaeological Museum A. Salinas, Palermo, Sicily, Italy In classical antiquity, the cornucopia (; ), also called the horn of plenty, is a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with produce, flowers, or nuts. In Greek, it was called the horn of Amalthea (), after Amalthea, a nurse of Zeus, who is often part of stories of the horn's origin.

mythological theme in art and literature, a spring that supposedly restores the youth of anyone who drinks or bathes in its waters

in Greek mythology cult image of Athena on which the safety of Troy and later Rome was said to depend

In the creation myth of the Heliopolitan form of ancient Egyptian religion, Benben was the mound that arose from the primordial waters (Nu), and upon which the creator deity Atum settled. The Benben stone is associated with the top stone of a pyramid, which is called a pyramid's pyramidion (or benbenet). It is also related to the obelisk.

In Norse mythology, Gleipnir (Old Norse "open one") is the binding that holds the mighty wolf Fenrir (as attested in chapter 34 of the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning). Its name means "the entangled one" or "the deceiver", and has also been translated as "wolf lock" and "absurd lock".

legendary items used during the enthronement ceremony in Japanese

thumb|The Theft of the Sampo, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1897 In Finnish mythology, the Sampo () or Sammas () is a magical device or object described in many different ways, constructed by the blacksmith, inventor and originally the sky god Ilmarinen, and which brings riches and good fortune to its holder, akin to the horn of plenty (cornucopia) of Greek mythology. A central myth in Finnish mythology is the idea that the sampo was once in Pohjola but a group of heroes attempt to steal it. Sammas, as something at the center of the world, also exists in Estonian mythology.

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thumb|273x273px|Painting of Vishnu wearing the kaustubha, accompanied by Lakshmi|Sridevi, Bhudevi, and [[Niladevi]]

thumb|Sessho-seki in 2016 The , or "Killing Stone", is a stone in the volcanic mountains of Nasu, an area of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, that is famous for sulphurous hot springs. In Japanese mythology, the stone is said to kill anyone who comes into contact with it. In Japan, rocks and large stones in areas where volcanic toxic gases are generated are often named Sessho-seki (殺生石), meaning Killing Stone, and the representative of such stones is this one associated with the legend of Tamamo-no-Mae and the nine-tailed fox.

Clay tablet in Mesopotamian mythology

concept in medieval and ancient philosophy referring to Fate

cup of divination in Persian mythology

mountain in Russian mythology

a naturally occurring stone with a hole through it

Eucharistic miracle in Roman Catholicism

Welsh mythical objects

thumb|Pluto holding a bident in a woodcut from the Gods and Goddesses series of Hendrick Goltzius (1588–1589)

Statue of the patron deity of the ancient city of Babylon

four magical items supposedly brought by the Tuatha Dé Danann to Ireland

a medieval wood mazer bowl, held for many years at Nanteos Mansion (Aberystwythin, Wales)