The Holy Grail (French: Saint Graal, Breton: Graal Santel, Welsh: Greal Sanctaidd, Cornish: Gral) is a treasure that serves … See more

The word graal, as it is spelled in its earliest appearances, comes from Old French graal or greal, cognate with Old Occitan grazal and Old Catalan gresal, meaning "a cup or bowl of earth, wood, or metal" (or other various typ… See more

The literature surrounding the Grail can be divided into two groups. The first concerns King Arthur's knights visiting the Grail castle or questing after the object. The second concerns the Grail's earlier history in the time of … See more

In the wake of the Arthurian romances, several artifacts came to be identified as the Holy Grail in medieval relic veneration. These artifacts are said to have been the vessel used at the Last Supper, but other details vary… See more

Since the 19th century, the Holy Grail has been linked to various conspiracy theories. In 1818, Austrian pseudohistorical writer Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall connected the Grail to contemporary myths surroundin… See more

• Akshaya Patra (Hindu mythology)
• Arma Christi
• Cornucopia (Greek mythology)
• Cup of Jamshid (Persian mythology)… See more

• Barber, Richard (2004). The Holy Grail: Imagination and Belief. Harvard University Press.
• Campbell, Joseph (1990). Transformations of Myth Through Time. Harper & Row Publishers, New York.… See more