harpe sword

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The harpe sword is a distinctive, sickle-bladed weapon from Greek mythology, famously associated with heroes like Perseus and often depicted as a divine or magical blade.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Hrunting 1
harpe sword canonical 1
harpeSword 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf melee weapon
mythological weapon
sword
appearsIn myths of Perseus and Medusa
myths of the Titans
associatedWithDeity Hermes
Zeus
associatedWithHero Cronus
Perseus
category Greek mythological objects
mythological swords
considered divine weapon
magical weapon
culture Ancient Greek mythology
depictedIn ancient Greek vase painting
classical sculpture
later European art of Perseus and Medusa
grantedByDeity Athena
Hermes
hasBladeShape curved
sickle-shaped
hasDistinctiveFeature combination of straight and curved sections
hooked blade near the tip
hasFunctionInMyth enabling mortals to defeat monsters
enforcing the will of the gods
notableBearer Cronus
Perseus
oftenDepictedAs bronze weapon
short sword with forward-curving tip
originLanguage Ancient Greek
relatedToWeaponType falx
kopis
roleInMyth instrument of divine retribution
instrument of heroic quest
symbolizes cosmic separation of sky and earth
divine authority
termVariant harpe
usedFor decapitation
slashing
thrusting
usedInMyth beheading of Medusa
castration of Uranus
weaponType single-edged sword
wieldedBy Cronus
Perseus

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Perseus usedWeapon harpe sword
Grendel's mother weaponUsedByOpponent harpe sword
this entity surface form: Hrunting
rescuing Andromeda usesWeapon harpe sword
subject surface form: Rescuing Andromeda
this entity surface form: harpeSword