Holy Grail
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The Holy Grail is a legendary sacred object in Christian and Arthurian tradition, often depicted as the cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper and later sought as a symbol of divine grace and ultimate truth.
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| instanceOf |
Arthurian motif
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Christian relic → legendary object → symbolic object → |
| associatedWith |
Arthurian legend
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Crucifixion of Jesus GENERATED → Galahad GENERATED → Jesus GENERATED → Joseph of Arimathea GENERATED → King Arthur GENERATED → Knights of the Round Table GENERATED → Last Supper GENERATED → Parsifal GENERATED → Perceval GENERATED → |
| depictedAs |
chalice
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cup GENERATED → dish GENERATED → stone GENERATED → |
| firstAttestedCentury |
12th century
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| firstAttestedIn |
Chrétien de Troyes' "Perceval, le Conte du Graal"
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| geographicAssociation |
Britain
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Glastonbury GENERATED → |
| influenced |
Christian mysticism
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Western literature GENERATED → modern fantasy GENERATED → popular culture GENERATED → |
| literaryGenre |
Arthurian romance
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| mythologicalStatus |
apocryphal
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| narrativeRole |
object of a quest
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sacred relic GENERATED → test of worthiness GENERATED → |
| originatesIn |
medieval literature
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| relatedConcept |
Holy Chalice
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Sangreal GENERATED → relics of Jesus GENERATED → |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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| soughtBy |
Galahad
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Knights of the Round Table GENERATED → Lancelot GENERATED → Perceval GENERATED → |
| symbolizes |
divine grace
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eternal life GENERATED → purity GENERATED → quest for God GENERATED → salvation GENERATED → spiritual enlightenment GENERATED → ultimate truth GENERATED → |
| usedAsMetaphorFor |
difficult but noble goal
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long-sought solution GENERATED → ultimate achievement GENERATED → |
Referenced by (14)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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King Arthur
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King Arthur's Britain → Merlin → Rosslyn Chapel ("Holy Grail legends") → Sir Lancelot ("Holy Grail quest") → Sir Leigh Teabing → |
associatedWith |
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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The Da Vinci Code → |
mainSubject |
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The Vision of Sir Launfal
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centralSymbol |
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Arthurian legend
("the Holy Grail")
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hasMotif |
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Magna Carta Holy Grail
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hasPart |
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Arthurian legend
("the Quest for the Holy Grail")
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includesEpisode |
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Le Morte d'Arthur
("Quest for the Holy Grail")
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notableEpisode |
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Le Morte d'Arthur
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