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Houyi's bow, the God of Archery used his bow to shoot down nine out of ten sun-birds from the sky. (Chinese mythology) Conquest's bow, the first of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse rides on a White Horse is Conquest, and he who sat on it had a bow. (Christian mythology) Ofas, bows and arrows used by the divine odés (hunters). (Yoruba mythology)
Gandiva – An indestructible bow with 100 strings created by Brahma and later used by Arjuna. Halayudha – A plough used as a weapon by Balarama. Kaladanda – the staff of Death is a special and lethal club used by the God Yama or God of Naraka or Hell in Hindu mythology. It was the ultimate weapon; once fired it would kill anybody before it ...
2.1 Compound bow. 2.2 Recurve bow. ... The following sections are alphabetized by last name. Compound bow. Mel Clarke; ... Greek mythology: Archer:
It is considered to be foremost among the bows in Hindu mythology as it was personally created using Lord Shiva's energy. Pushpa Dhanu - The bow of Kama, God of love; made of sugarcane with a string of honeybees. Pushpa Shar - The floral arrows of Kama; Sharanga - the bow of the Hindu God Vishnu; Sharkha - The bow of Krishna, 8th avatar of Vishnu.
Archers in Greek mythology. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. A. Apollo (6 C, 42 P) Artemis (7 C, 21 P) E. Eros (3 C ...
Japanese bows, arrows, and arrow-stand Hama yumi, with hama ya. The hama yumi (破魔弓, lit. 'evil-destroying bow') is a sacred bow used in 1103 A.D. in Japan. [1] This bow is said to be one of the oldest and most sacred Japanese weapons; the first Emperor Jimmu is always depicted carrying a bow.
This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
Varuna gave the Gandiva bow to Arjuna, as well as two quivers which would provide an inexhaustible number of arrows. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The bow was dreaded by many during the Kurukshetra war, having defeated and killed many great warriors and the gods themselves.