Results for "brass"
6 entries found.
🇬🇷 GreeceEmpusaἜμπουσα
A shape-shifting phantom of Greek myth with a single brass leg, sent by Hecate to seduce and devour young men.Being · Cursing and harm · Speaking with spirits and the dead Legendary
🇬🇷 GreeceOrichalcumὀρείχαλκος
A metal of ancient texts and Plato's Atlantis, later identified with brassSubstance Historical
🇮🇪 IrelandCreidhneCredne
Smith god of Irish myth who armed the Tuatha Dé Danann and made a king's silver handFigure · Power and authority Legendary
🇮🇩 IndonesiaTaiganja
A bronze amulet of Central Sulawesi shaped like a keyhole, worn for status and protectionCharm · Protection · Luck and prosperity Living
🇰🇷 South KoreaMengdu멩두
Brass ritual instruments central to Jeju Island shamanismCharm · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Power and authority Fading
🇮🇱 Israel and 2 moreNehushtanנְחֻשְׁתָּן
A bronze serpent on a pole from the Hebrew Bible, once worshipped for healing before its destruction.Charm · Healing · Protection Historical
🇬🇷 GreeceOrichalcumὀρείχαλκος
A metal of ancient texts and Plato's Atlantis, later identified with brassSubstance Historical
🇮🇪 IrelandCreidhneCredne
Smith god of Irish myth who armed the Tuatha Dé Danann and made a king's silver handFigure · Power and authority Legendary
🇮🇩 IndonesiaTaiganja
A bronze amulet of Central Sulawesi shaped like a keyhole, worn for status and protectionCharm · Protection · Luck and prosperity Living
🇰🇷 South KoreaMengdu멩두
Brass ritual instruments central to Jeju Island shamanismCharm · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Power and authority Fading
🇮🇱 Israel and 2 moreNehushtanנְחֻשְׁתָּן
A bronze serpent on a pole from the Hebrew Bible, once worshipped for healing before its destruction.Charm · Healing · Protection Historical
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Orichalcum: Unknown creator, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Taiganja: sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mengdu: National Folk Museum of Korea, CC BY 4.0, source
- Nehushtan: Michelangelo, Public domain, source