List of mythological objects

Armor

Armor

• Armor of Achilles, created by Hephaestus and said to be impenetrable.
• Armor of Beowulf, a mail shirt made by Wayland the Smith.
• Armor of Örvar-Oddr, an impenetrable "silken mailcoat".
• Babr-e Bayan, a suit of armor that Rostam wore in wars described in the Persian epic Shahnameh. The armor was invulnerable against fire, water and weapons.
• Golden Coat of Chainmail, part of Fafnir's treasure which Sigurd took after he slew the dragon.
• Green Armor, protects the wearer from physical injuries.
• Kavacha, the armor of Karna that was granted to him by his father Surya at birth.
• Armor of Diomedes, made of bronze, that Diomedes exchanged with the golden armor of Glaucus.

  Helmets

• Helmet of Rostam, upon which was fixed the head of the white giant Div-e-Sepid, from the Persian epic Shahnameh.
• Helm of Awe, an Icelandic magical stave. A physical object called "Helm of Terror" is referenced as one item Sigurd takes from the dragon Fafnir's hoard after he slays him in the Völsunga saga.
• Huliðshjálmr, a concealing helmet of the dwarves.
• Tarnhelm, a magic helmet giving the wearer the ability to change form or become invisible. Used by Alberich in Der Ring des Nibelungen.
• Goswhit, the helmet of King Arthur, passed down to him from Uther Pendragon.
• Sun Wukong's magical headband, a magical headband which, once put on, can never be removed. With a special chant, the band will tighten and cause unbearable pain.
• Kappa's plate, the easiest way to defeat a kappa is to make it spill the water from the sara on top of its head. The sara is filled with water that is the source of its power.

  Headgear from Greek mythology

• Cap of invisibility, which can turn the wearer invisible. In addition to its owner, the god of the underworld Hades, wearers of the cap in Greek myths include Athena, the goddess of wisdom; the messenger god Hermes, and the hero Perseus.
• Ariadne's diadem, a diadem given to her by her husband Dionysus that was made by Hephaestus as a wedding present.

  Shields

• Shield of El Cid, a shield which bears the image of a fierce shining golden dragon.
• Svalinn, a shield which stands before the sun and protects Earth from burning. If the shield were to fall from its frontal position, the mountains and seas would burn up.
• Dubán, the shield of Cú Chulainn.
• Han Feizi's shield, from a Chinese parable that tells of a man who was trying to sell a spear and a shield. When asked how good his spear was, he claimed it could pierce any shield. Then, when asked how good his shield was, he claimed it could defend from all spear attacks. When he was asked what would happen if his spear should strike his shield, the seller could not answer. This led to the idiom of "zìxīang máodùn", or "self-contradictory".
• Oba's shield, which she uses to cover her right ear.

  Shields from Arthurian legend

• Pridwen, the shield of King Arthur.
• Shield of Joseph of Arimathea, according to Arthurian legend, was carried by three maidens to Arthur's castle where it was discovered by Sir Percival. In Perlesvaus he uses it to defeat the Knight of the Burning Dragon.
• Shield of Judas Maccabee, a red shield emblazoned with a golden eagle. According to Arthurian legend the same shield was later found and used by Gawain after he defeated an evil knight.
• Shield of Evalach, a white shield belonging to King Evalach. Josephus of Arimathea painted a red cross upon it with his own blood, which granted the owner heavenly protection. It was later won by Sir Galahad.

  Shields from Græco-Roman mythology

• Aegis, Zeus' shield, often loaned to his daughter Athena, also used by Perseus.
• Shield of Ajax, a huge shield made of seven cow-hides with a layer of bronze.
• Ancile, the shield of the Roman god Mars. One divine shield fell from heaven during the reign of Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome. He ordered eleven copies made to confuse would-be thieves.
• Shield of Achilles, the shield that Achilles uses in his fight with Hector.
• Shield of Aeneas, the shield that Aeneas receives from Vulcan to aid in his war against Turnus.

  Shields from Hindu mythology

• Khetaka, the shield of Shamba.
• Srivatsa, the shield of Vishnu, said to be manifested in the god's chest.

  Gauntlets

• Járngreipr, a pair of iron gauntlets used by the god Thor.

  Clothing

Crowns

• Crown of Immortality, represented in art first as a laurel wreath and later as a symbolic circle of stars. It appears in a number of Baroque iconographic and allegoric works of art to indicate the wearer's immortality.
• Conquest's crown, the first of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Conquest, rides a white horse and a crown was given to him.
• Crown of twelve stars, the Woman of the Apocalypse is seen wearing a crown of twelve stars on her head.
• Crown of thorns, which was placed on the head of Jesus during his crucifixion.
• Radiate crown, a crown or other headgear symbolizing the sun or more generally powers associated with the sun.
• Corona Borealis, the crown was considered to represent a crown given by Dionysus to Ariadne, after she was taken from the Athenian prince Theseus. When she wore the crown at her marriage to Dionysus, he placed it in the heavens to commemorate their wedding.
• Corona Australis, the crown has been associated with the myth of Bacchus and Stimula. Jupiter had impregnated Stimula, causing Juno to become jealous. Juno convinced Stimula to ask Jupiter to appear in his full splendor, which the mortal woman could not handle, causing her to burn. After Bacchus, Stimula's unborn child, became an adult and the god of wine, he honored his deceased mother by placing a wreath in the sky.

  Belts

• Megingjörð, a magic belt worn by the god Thor.
• Peter Stumpp's magical belt, Peter claimed that the Devil had given him a magical belt or girdle, which enabled him to metamorphose into a werewolf. Removing the belt made him transform back to his human form.

  Girdles

• Aphrodite's Cestus, a magic girdle that enhanced the wearer's beauty and made others fall in love with the wearer.
• Girdle of Hippolyta, a girdle that was a symbol of Hippolyta's power over the Amazons, and given to her by Ares. Heracles' 9th Labor was to retrieve it.
• Tyet, the ancient Egyptian symbol of the goddess Isis. It seems to be called "the Knot of Isis" because it resembles a knot used to secure the garments that the Egyptian gods wore.
• Girdle of Brynhildr, Siegfried takes her girdle which makes Brynhildr lose her supernatural strength.
• Bridle of Constantine, said to be made from the nails used during the crucifixion of Christ.

  Gloves

• Letter Gloves, or kirikindad were believed to have protective or magic powers. They are decorated with special patterns and are imbued with whispers and spells by the singing of the crafter making them.

  Veils

• Veil of Isis, an artistic motif in which nature is personified as the goddess Isis covered by a veil, representing the inaccessibility of nature's secrets. Helena Blavatsky, in Isis Unveiled in 1877, used the metaphor for the spiritual truths that her Theosophical belief system hoped to discover, and modern ceremonial magic includes a ritual called the "Rending of the Veil" to bring the magician to a higher state of spiritual awareness.
• Veil of Veronica, according to legend, was used to wipe the sweat from Jesus' brow as he carried the cross.

  Caps and hats

• Cohuleen druith: or cochaillín draíochta is a special hat worn by merrows which enables them to travel between deep water and dry land. If they lose this cap, it is said that they will lose their power to return beneath the water.
• Winged petasos : the winged traveler hat of the messenger god Hermes. The Roman equivalent is Mercury.
• Cap of invisibility : a cap that turns a person invisible
• Saci's cap: the red cap of the Saci which is the said source of all his magical abilities, like appearing and disappearing at will, inhuman speed and the power to create and ride dust devils. Those who want to capture a Saci must throw a sieve over a Saci's dust devil to bind it and give a chance to remove his cap, rendering him powerless. Then he could be locked inside a bottle granting his total obedience - but not his loyalty, since the creature would always try to trick his master into giving back his cap.
• Hat of fingernails, or küüntest kübar is a hat belonging to Vanatühi that makes the wearer invisible.

  Garments

• Hagoromo, a colored or feathered kimono of a tennin. Tennin are unable to fly without these kimono and thus will be unable to return to Heaven.
• Velificatio, a stylistic device used in ancient Roman art to frame a deity by means of a billowing garment. It represents "vigorous movement", an "epiphany", or "the vault of heaven", often appearing with celestial, weather, or sea deities.
• Coat of many colors, the garment that Joseph owned, which was given to him by his father, Jacob.
• Penelope's burial shroud, which Odysseus's wife Penelope pretended to weave for her deceased father-in-law. She claimed that she would choose a suitor when the shroud was complete, but secretly unraveled it every night to delay the decision.
• Devil's green coat, given to a soldier by the Devil, who claims its pockets are always full of limitless money, as told in the tale Bearskin.