Legendary items: big and small secrets

Pandora's Box, Excalibur, Mjöllnir, Damocles, the Philosopher's Stone... do you really know the story of these legendary objects?

- 100 legendary items examined
- a stroll through mythologies
- Illuminating illustrations

What would Thor be without his famous hammer? Where does the expression "having a sword of Damocles hanging over your head" come from? What is a Gordian Knot? How is the Philosopher's Stone made?

In this guide, Raphaël Camus lists around a hundred legendary objects from various mythologies and legends, from the most famous, such as the Grail or the Golden Fleece, to the least known, but just as fascinating, such as the Dagda's Cauldron or the Mimirsbrunn.