Flaming sword (mythology)
A flaming sword is a sword glowing with flame by some supernatural power. Flaming swords have existed in legend and myth for thousands of years.
According to the Bible, a cherub (or the archangel Uriel in some traditions) with a flaming sword was placed by God at the gates of Paradise after Adam and Eve were banished from it (Genesis 3:24).
Eastern Orthodox tradition says that after Jesus was crucified and resurrected, the flaming sword was removed from the Garden of Eden, making it possible for humanity to re-enter Paradise.[1]
A flaming sword with immense destructive power appears in Norse mythology. It is said to be wielded by Surtr, the leader of the giants of Muspelheim.[2]
The sword Acala holds may or may not be flaming and sometimes described only generically as a treasure sword (宝剣 hōken?) or as vajra-sword (金剛杵 kongō-ken?), which is descriptive of the fact that the pommel of the sword is in the shape of the talon-like vajra (金剛杵 kongō-sho?) of one type or another.
See also
References
- ↑ Orthodox liturgy of the third Sunday of Lent
- ↑ Faulkes (1995:9–10)
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