In Irish mythology Caladbolg is said to be able to slay armies, cut down mountains and generate an arc of rainbows with every swing. That’s right, if you get slain by this blade the last thing you’ll see is a pretty colouful rainbow!
Harpe (Greek Mythology)
When Perseus was sent to slay the gorgon Medusa by the king Polydectes, who had enslaved his mother Danae because she rejected the kings advances (just typical Greek Mythology things) he knew he’d some good gear.
Luckily he was well connected, being the son of Zeus (Obviously, cause he really couldn’t keep it in his thunder pants). Athena and Hermes decides to hook Perseus up with flying sandals, the Aegis shield and the sickle sword Harpe.
You know how the story goes from there, Perseus slays Medusa before she could make him rock hard (lol) and uses the Herpe to decapitate her and return her head to Polydectes. And Polydectes throws a hissy fit being the dumbass he is and promptly gets turned to stone by Perseus using Medusa’s head.
Who knows! this statue maybe the real Perseus!
Some stories also suggest that Harpe might have also been the same blade used by the titan Cronus to castrate his father Uranus (again, just typical Greek mythology things).
Kusanagi (Japanese Mythology)
When the great storm god of Japan Susanoo battled with the eight headed serpent Orochi and killed it, he was not expecting to find a sword inside the monster’s stomach. How the sword got there is anyone’s guess, but the storm god called it ‘The heavenly sword of gathering clouds’ (which is a bit of a mouthful Susanoo ol’ mate).
The sword was then used by Yamato Takeru who realized that the sword could control winds. So what did Yamato decide to change the name of the sword to after that? Wind-saber, Tornado- slayer or Ultra-gale-force blade perhaps?
No he decides to call it Kusanagi which sounds cool until you realize it translates to the grass cutting sword.
Basically a legendary weapon
For more Epic adventures with mythical swords and Greek Gods try the New World Odyssey series.
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