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Babr-e Bayan, the mythical coat worn by the Persian legendary hero Rostam in combat. (Persian mythology) Pais Badarn Beisrydd, The Coat of Padarn Red-Coat: if a well-born man put it on, it would be the right size for him; if a churl, it would not go upon him. One of the Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain. (Welsh mythology)
An author wrote a book that will lead readers to five treasure chests hidden across the U.S. with a combined value of more than $2 million. Treasure chests worth over $2M are hidden across the US ...
Lawrence Alma-Tadema's water-colour of an ambivalent Pandora, 1881 A pithos from Crete, c. 675 BC. Louvre. Pandora's box is an artefact in Greek mythology connected with the myth of Pandora in Hesiod's c. 700 B.C. poem Works and Days. [1]
Fenn said that the stories in the book included hints to the chest's location and that the poem found in the chapter "Gold and More" contained nine clues that would lead a searcher to the chest. [17] Fenn's book and story prompted a treasure hunt in the Rocky Mountains of New Mexico, Colorado , Wyoming , and Montana . [ 18 ]
An early bitcoin investor concealed the chests, which include bitcoin, antiques, and an emerald, and published a book with clues to find them. A man hid 5 boxes across the US with more than $2 ...
Native American cultures are rich in myths and legends that explain natural phenomena and the relationship between humans and the spirit world. According to Barre Toelken, feathers, beadwork, dance steps and music, the events in a story, the shape of a dwelling, or items of traditional food can be viewed as icons of cultural meaning.
[citation needed] In George R.R. Martin's fantasy novel series, A Song of Ice and Fire and its HBO series adaptations, Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, the mythical kraken is the sigil of House Greyjoy of the Iron Islands.
Orichalcum or aurichalcum / ˌ ɔːr ɪ ˈ k æ l k ə m / is a metal mentioned in several ancient writings, including the story of Atlantis in the Critias of Plato.Within the dialogue, Critias (460–403 BC) says that orichalcum had been considered second only to gold in value and had been found and mined in many parts of Atlantis in ancient times, but that by Critias's own time, orichalcum ...