Helm of Darkness

E481172

magical helmet mythological artifact object from Greek mythology

The Helm of Darkness is a legendary artifact from Greek mythology that grants its wearer invisibility and is closely associated with the god Hades.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Helm of Darkness of Hades	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	magical helmet ⓘ mythological artifact ⓘ object from Greek mythology ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Cap of Invisibility NERFINISHED ⓘ Hades' helm NERFINISHED ⓘ Helm of Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedDeity	Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedHero	Athena NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermes NERFINISHED ⓘ Perseus NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	divine weapons and armor in Greek myth ⓘ invisibility devices in mythology ⓘ objects of Hades ⓘ
culture	Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ
domainAssociation	underworld ⓘ
effect	conceals the presence of the wearer from gods and mortals ⓘ renders the wearer invisible ⓘ
giftContext	gift from the Cyclopes to Hades after their release by Zeus ⓘ
giftedTo	Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	unspecified in most ancient sources ⓘ
mentionedBy	Apollodorus NERFINISHED ⓘ Hesiod NERFINISHED ⓘ Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ
myth	Gigantomachy NERFINISHED ⓘ Perseus and Medusa NERFINISHED ⓘ Titanomachy NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeFunction	allows heroes and gods to act unseen in key myths ⓘ
origin	crafted by the Cyclopes ⓘ
owner	Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryPower	invisibility ⓘ
relatedArtifact	Athena's aegis NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermes' winged sandals NERFINISHED ⓘ Perseus' harpe sword NERFINISHED ⓘ Poseidon's trident NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus' thunderbolt NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInMyth	helps Perseus behead Medusa by making him invisible ⓘ used by Hades during the Titanomachy to move unseen ⓘ
status	legendary ⓘ
symbolOf	Hades' power ⓘ invisibility ⓘ stealth in warfare ⓘ
usedBy	Athena NERFINISHED ⓘ Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermes NERFINISHED ⓘ Perseus NERFINISHED ⓘ
visibilityToOthers	wearer cannot be seen by mortals ⓘ wearer cannot be seen by other gods ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Hades’s helm of invisibility → alsoKnownAs → Helm of Darkness ⓘ

Arges → createdObject → Helm of Darkness ⓘ

this entity surface form: Helm of Darkness of Hades