Rough Notes:

Bow and arrows[edit]

Bows[edit]

• Arash's bow, Arash used the bow to determine the border between Persia and Tooran, it is said that the arrow was traveling for three days, and Arash sacrificed himself while firing the bow by putting his life force in the arrow. (Persian mythology)
• Fail-not, the bow of Tristan. It was said to never miss its mark. (Arthurian legend)
• Houyi's bow, the God of Archery used his bow to shoot down nine out of ten sun-birds from the sky. (Chinese mythology)
• Ichaival, a bow possessed by Odin. Another source said it came from Ydalir, the home of the god Ullr. It possessed the power of each pull of just one arrow will release ten arrows. (Norse mythology)

Bows from Classical Greek and Roman mythology[edit]

• Apollo's bow, a bow that was crafted of sun rays. To protect his mother, Apollo begged Hephaestus for a bow and arrows. (Greek mythology)
• Artemis's bow, a golden bow that was crafted of moonlight and silver wood or made of gold. She got her bow for the first time from the Cyclops, as the one she asked from her father. (Greek mythology)
• Cupid's bow, which, along with dove- and owl-fletched arrows, could cause one to love or hate (respectively) the person he/she first saw after being struck. (Roman mythology)
• Heracles's bow, which also belonged to Philoctetes, its arrows had been dipped in the blood of the Lernaean Hydra, which made them instantly lethal. (Greek mythology)
• Eurytus' bow, Eurytus became so proud of his archery skills that he challenged Apollo. The god killed Eurytus for his presumption, and Eurytus' bow was passed to Iphitus, who later gave the bow to his friend Odysseus. It was this bow that Odysseus used to kill the suitors who had wanted to take his wife, Penelope. (Greek mythology)

Bows from Hindu mythology[edit]

• Pinaka, the great bow of Shiva, arrows fired from the bow could not be intercepted.
• Vijaya (also Vijaya Dhanush), the bow of Karna, one of the greatest hero of the Hindu epic, Mahabharata.
• Gandiva, created by Brahma and given by Varuna to Arjuna on Agni's request and used by Arjuna during the Kurukshetra war.
• Kodandam, Rama's bow.
• Shiva Dhanush (Shiva's bow), a bow given by Shiva to Janaka and broken by Rama during Sita's swayamvara.
• Sharanga, the bow of the Hindu God Vishnu.
• Kaundinya's bow, a magic bow wielded by the Brahman Kaundinya, who used it to make the Naga princess Mera fall in love with him.^[10]
• Sharanga, the bow of Krishna.
• Indra's bow, the rainbow is depicted as an archer's bow. Indra, the god of thunder and war, uses the rainbow to shoot arrows of lightning.

Arrows[edit]

• Apollo's arrow, an arrow that was crafted of sun rays. It could cause health or cause famine and death in sleep. (Greek mythology)
• Artemis's arrow, an arrow that was crafted of moonlight and silver wood or made of gold. She got her arrow for the first time from the Cyclops, as the one she asked from her father. The arrows of Artemis could also bring sudden death and disease to girls and women. (Greek mythology)
• Arrow of Brahma, the demi-god Rama faced the demon king of Sri-Lanka, Ravana. Rama fired the arrow of Brahma that had been imparted to him by Agastya. The arrow of Brahma burst Ravana's navel, and returned to Rama's quiver. (Hindu mythology)
• Teen Baan, Shiva gave Barbarika three infallible arrows (Teen Baan). A single arrow was enough to destroy all opponents in any war, and it would then return to Barbarika's quiver. (Hindu mythology)
• Elf-arrow (also Pixie Arrow), were arrowheads of flint used in hunting and war by the aborigines of the British Isles and of Europe generally, as they still are among native people elsewhere. Elf-Arrows derived their name from the folklore belief that the arrows fell from the sky, and were used by the Elves to kill cattle and inflict Elfshot on human beings. Elf-Arrows were sometimes worn as amulets, occasionally set in silver, as a charm against witchcraft. (English folklore)