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In Greek mythology, humans are created by the Titan Prometheus, who fashions them in the likeness of the gods. [1] While the Greek gods are immortal and unaffected by aging, the mortality of humans forces them to move through the stages of life, before reaching death. [2]
The name is a kenning for "sword". [28] It probably originates in Bjarkamál, the lay of Bödvar Bjarki, where it means the "sword that Hoc owned", and originates in an older lay on the battles in the generation of Healfdene. [29] The sword Ingeld's son Agnar wielded when he fought Bödvar Bjarki. Bjarki comments that Agnar struck the dented ...
(Vietnamese mythology) War's great sword, the second of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse rides on a Red Horse is War, a great sword was given to him. (Book of Revelation) Goliath's sword, which was used by David to decapitate the fallen giant, and then given to him by the priest Achimelech when he ran away from King Shaul. (Jewish mythology)
Miyamoto Musashi (宮本 武蔵), born Shinmen Takezō (新免 武蔵, c. 1584 – 13 June 1645), [1] also known as Miyamoto Bennosuke and by his Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku, [2] was a Japanese swordsman, strategist, artist, and writer who became renowned through stories of his unique double-bladed swordsmanship and undefeated record in his 62 ...
Claíomh Solais – Sword of Nuada, the king of the gods in Irish mythology; in legend, the sword glowed with the light of the sun and was irresistible in battle, having the power to cut his enemies in half. Gáe Bulg – Spear of Cúchulainn; made from the bones of a sea monster.
Sasaki Kojirō (佐々木 小次郎, also known as Ganryū Kojirō; c. 1585 – April 13, 1612) was a Japanese swordsman who may have lived during the Azuchi–Momoyama and early Edo periods and is known primarily for the story of his duel with Miyamoto Musashi in 1612, where Sasaki was killed. Although suffering from defeat as well as death at ...
April 14, 1612: Famous Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi dueled his rival Sasaki Kojirō on the island of Funajima. Musashi arrived late and unkempt to the appointed place. Musashi killed Sasaki with a bokken or wooden sword. He fashioned the bokken out of a boat oar on his way to the island. Sasaki's weapon of choice was the nodachi, a long ...
This table lists characters killed during the war, and who was responsible for their deaths. Legend: survivors of the war = ( ), unknown fate = (?) and unknown killer or unexplained cause of death = (†)