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Cap of invisibility. In classical mythology, the Cap of Invisibility (Ἅϊδος κυνέη (H)aïdos kyneē in Greek, lit. dog-skin of Hades) is a helmet or cap that can turn the wearer invisible, [ 1] also known as the Cap of Hades or Helm of Hades. [ 2] Wearers of the cap in Greek myths include Athena, the goddess of wisdom, the messenger ...
Aztec warfare concerns the aspects associated with the militaristic conventions, forces, weaponry and strategic expansions conducted by the Late Postclassic Aztec civilizations of Mesoamerica, including particularly the military history of the Aztec Triple Alliance involving the city-states of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, Tlacopan and other allied ...
The White Helmets ( Arabic: الخوذ البيضاء ,القبعات البيضاء al-Ḫawdh al-bayḍāʾ / al-Qubaʿāt al-Bayḍāʾ ), officially known as Syria Civil Defence[ 4] ( SCD; Arabic: الدفاع المدني السوري ad-Difāʿ al-Madanī as-Sūrī ), is a volunteer organisation that operates in parts of opposition ...
Gada – A mace used by the Monkey God Hanuman. 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.
Juggernaut ( Cain Marko) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. [ 3] Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, he first appeared in X-Men #12 (July 1965) as an adversary of the eponymous superhero team. [ 4] Since then, he has come into conflict with other heroes, primarily ...
Ancient Greek military personal equipment. A Greek hoplite with muscle cuirass, spear, shield, Corinthian helmet and sheathed sword. Ancient Greek weapons and armor were primarily geared towards combat between individuals. Their primary technique was called the phalanx, a formation consisting of massed shield wall, which required heavy frontal ...
Might and Magic II pitted the player's party against any one of 255 monsters varying from 1 hit point to 64000. Battles could consist of up to 255 opponents. While Might and Magic II remained a battle-focused game, there were many puzzles to be solved, and curiosities to be discovered. There is a cave with a sex-change device, for instance, and ...
Hoplite. Hoplites ( / ˈhɒplaɪts / HOP-lytes[ 1][ 2][ 3]) ( Ancient Greek: ὁπλῖται, romanized : hoplîtai [hoplîːtai̯]) were citizen-soldiers of Ancient Greek city-states who were primarily armed with spears and shields. Hoplite soldiers used the phalanx formation to be effective in war with fewer soldiers. The formation ...