Treasures
- The Four Treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann (also Hallows of Ireland), consisting of the Claíomh Solais and Spear Luin (see both above), the Ardagh Chalice and the Lia Fáil.
- The Golden Fleece, sought by Jason and the Argonauts. (Greek mythology)
- The Three Sacred Treasures of Japan, consisting of the Kusanagi (see above), the jewel necklace Yasakani no magatama (八尺瓊曲玉), and the mirror Yata no Kagami (八咫鏡).
- The Karun Treasure, said to belong to King Croesus of Lydia. (Persian mythology)
- The Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain. (Matter of Britain)
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Famous quotes containing the word treasures:
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal, but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven...”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 6:19,20.
Jesus.
“The book borrower of real stature whom we envisage here proves himself to be an inveterate collector of books not so much by the fervor with which he guards his borrowed treasures and by the deaf ear which he turns to all reminders from the everyday world of legality as by his failure to read these books.”
—Walter Benjamin (1892–1940)
“No one enters the Temple of the Three Treasures without a reason.”
—Chinese proverb.