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

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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 → Hrunting ⓘ
linked to: harpe sword
Rescuing Andromeda → usesWeapon → harpeSword ⓘ
subject linked to: rescuing Andromeda
linked to: harpe sword