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Explore myths connected by the recurring theme of Magic Artifacts across cultures, characters, and sacred places.
4 myths currently featured for Magic Artifacts.
After a grand banquet at the Penglai Pavilion, the Eight Immortals decide to cross the vast East Sea without using their traditional clouds. Instead, each immortal casts their unique magical artifact into the waves, showcasing their individual powers to traverse the deep. Their journey sparks a conflict with the Dragon King of the East Sea, leading to a legendary confrontation before they...
Daji, the fox-spirit consort of the last Shang king, brought the empire to ruin through her cruelty and enchantments. When the Zhou forces finally conquered the capital of Zhaoge, Daji was sentenced to death. However, her supernatural beauty and charms were so potent that no executioner could bring themselves to strike her until Jiang Ziya intervened with a divine artifact.
After his resurrection from a lotus flower, the rebellious Nezha sought revenge against his father, Li Jing, for destroying his earthly shrine. The chase spanned the heavens and the earth until Li Jing, exhausted and near defeat, was granted a magical golden pagoda by the sage Randeng Daoren. This divine artifact successfully trapped and subdued Nezha, forcing a reconciliation and...
The trickster god Loki sneakily shaves off the golden hair of Sif, the wife of Thor, leading to a confrontation that forces Loki to seek a replacement from the master smiths of the dwarves. This act of malice ultimately results in the creation of the greatest treasures of the Norse gods, including Thor's hammer, Mjölnir.