Metal

Cold Iron· 寒鐵 Bane of the fae

Cold Iron (English Cold Iron, Latin ferrum frigidum) is the nemesis of fairies of the decisive canon — derived from English 'Cold Iron (cold iron)' — the decisive canonical vocabulary — the decisive canon of the weakness of fairies (faeries) in medieval British folklore — and the decisive canon of Kipling's poem 'Cold Iron' of 1910. Aliases — Cold Iron (Cold Iron), ferrum frigidum (Latin), han-cheol (Hanja, 'cold iron'), nemesis of fairies, weakness of faeries — are the decisive canonical vocabulary. The decisive Kipling canon is the decisive canon of the poem 'Cold Iron' in Rudyard Kipling's (Rudyard Kipling) poetry collection Rewards and Fairies (Rewards and Fairies) of 1910 — 'Cold Iron is master of them all'. The decisive Shakespeare canon is the decisive canon of fairies and iron in Shakespeare's (Shakespeare) A Midsummer Night's Dream of 1595.

Mercury· Hg Liquid metal, the element of Hermes

Mercury (English Mercury, Latin hydrargyrum, Greek hydrárgyros) is the liquid metal of the decisive canon and the element of Hermes (Mercury) — derived from Greek 'hydrárgyros (ὑδράργυρος, water-silver, hýdōr 'water' + árgyros 'silver')' — the decisive canonical vocabulary — the decisive metallic canon of element 80 (Hg) — and the decisive canon as the only liquid metal at room temperature. Aliases — Mercury (Mercury, name of the god), hydrárgyros (Greek), hydrargyrum (Latin), quicksilver, liquid metal, element of spirit in alchemy — are the decisive canonical vocabulary. The decisive natural history canon is the decisive canon of 'hydrargyrum is silver that flows like water' in Pliny the Elder's (Pliny the Elder, 23-79) Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 33 chapters 99-100 of the 1st century. The decisive Qin Shi Huang canon is the decisive canon of the mercury river in Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum in Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji) of c. 210 BCE.

Electrum· 琥珀金 Natural gold-silver alloy

Electrum (English Electrum, Greek ēlektron) is the natural gold-silver alloy of the decisive canon — derived from Greek 'ēlektron (amber)' — the decisive canonical vocabulary — the decisive mineralogical canon of the natural alloy of gold (Au) and silver (Ag) (typically 70-80% gold + 20-30% silver + trace copper) — and the decisive monetary canon of humanity's first coinage of the Lydian Kingdom of the 7th century BCE. Aliases — Electrum (Electrum), ēlektron (ēlektron), green gold, silver-gold (silver-gold), gold-silver alloy — are the decisive canonical vocabulary. The decisive monetary origin canon is the decisive origin canon of the electrum coinage of Sardis (Sardis) of the Lydian (Lydia) Kingdom of Asia Minor of the 7th century BCE — the decisive canon of humanity's first minted coinage. The decisive historical canon is the decisive canon of the electrum coinage of Lydia in Herodotus's (Herodotus, 484-425 BCE) Histories (Histories) Book 1 verse 94 of the 5th century BCE. The decisive natural history canon is the decisive canon of electrum in Pliny the Elder's (Pliny the Elder, 23-79) Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 33 verse 80 of the 1st century.

Meteoric Iron· 隕鐵 Steel that fell from the sky

Meteoric Iron (English Meteoric Iron, Latin ferrum caeleste, Sumerian AN.BAR) is the steel fallen from heaven of the decisive canon — the decisive mineralogical canon of the natural alloy of iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni) (typically 6-10% nickel) extracted from meteorites — and the decisive meteoric iron canon of Tutankhamun's dagger of c. 1323 BCE. Aliases — Meteoric Iron (Meteoric Iron), ferrum caeleste (ferrum caeleste, 'iron of heaven'), AN.BAR (AN.BAR, Sumerian 'iron of heaven'), bia-n-pet (bia-n-pet, Egyptian 'iron of heaven'), thokcha (thokcha, Tibetan meteoric iron amulet) — are the decisive canonical vocabulary. The decisive origin canon is the decisive canon of the 9 meteoric iron beads from the Gerzeh (Gerzeh) tomb of Egypt of c. 3500 BCE (discovered 1911, confirmed as meteoric iron by X-ray analysis in 2013). The decisive Tutankhamun canon is the decisive canon of the dagger with a golden hilt from the tomb (KV62) of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun of c. 1323 BCE — confirmed as meteoric iron by X-ray fluorescence analysis in 2016. The decisive Widmanstätten canon is the decisive canon of the Widmanstätten pattern discovered by the Austrian Alois von Beckh Widmanstätten (1754-1849) in 1808.

Iron· Fe Core metal of human civilization

Iron (English Iron, Latin ferrum, Greek sídēros) is the core metal of human civilization of the decisive canon — derived from Latin 'ferrum (iron)' — the decisive canonical vocabulary — the decisive metallic canon of element 26 (Fe) — and the decisive canon of the 4th most abundant element made in stars. Aliases — Iron (Iron), ferrum (Latin), sídēros (Greek), Hesiod's Iron Age, core of human civilization, metal of the god of war — are the decisive canonical vocabulary. The decisive natural history canon is the decisive canon of 'iron (ferrum) is the most useful and the worst metal' in Pliny the Elder's (Pliny the Elder, 23-79) Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 34 chapters 138-153 of the 1st century. The decisive Hesiod canon is the decisive canon of the Iron Age of the Five Ages in the Greek Hesiod's Works and Days of the 8th century BCE. The decisive Hittite canon is the decisive canon of the Iron Age of the Hittites of c. 1200 BCE.

Gold· Au The radiant metal of myth

Gold (English Gold, Latin aurum, Greek khrysós, Sanskrit hiraṇya) is the metal of the sun of the decisive canon — derived from Latin 'aurum (shining dawn)' and Greek 'khrysós (χρυσός, gold)' — the decisive canonical vocabulary — the decisive metallic canon of element 79 (Au) — and the decisive canon of incorruptible eternity. Aliases — Gold (Gold), aurum (Latin), khrysós (Greek), hiraṇya (Sanskrit), metal of the sun, flesh of the gods, metal of kings — are the decisive canonical vocabulary. The decisive Hesiod canon is the decisive canon of the first of the Five Ages of humanity, the Golden Age, in Hesiod's (Hesiod) Works and Days (Works and Days) lines 109-126 of c. 700 BCE. The decisive natural history canon is the decisive canon of gold in Pliny the Elder's (Pliny the Elder, 23-79) Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 33 of the 1st century. The decisive Golden Fleece canon is the decisive canon of Apollonius of Rhodes's Argonautica (Argonautica) of the 3rd century BCE.

Lead· Pb Metal of Saturn

Lead (English Lead, Latin plumbum, Greek mólybdos) is the metal of Saturn (Saturn) of the decisive canon — derived from Latin 'plumbum (lead)' — the decisive canonical vocabulary — the decisive metallic canon of element 82 (Pb) — and the decisive canon as the metal of Saturn (god of time) and Saturn (planet) among the seven ancient metals. Aliases — Lead (Lead), plumbum (plumbum, Latin), mólybdos (mólybdos, Greek), metal of Saturn, primal matter of alchemy, dark metal — are the decisive canonical vocabulary. The decisive natural history canon is the decisive canon of 'plumbum nigrum (dark lead, lead) and plumbum candidum (white lead, tin)' in Pliny the Elder's (Pliny the Elder, 23-79) Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 34 chapters 156-164 of the 1st century. The decisive seven metals canon is the decisive canon of the correspondence of the Hellenistic seven metals (gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, mercury, lead) and the seven planets (sun, moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn).

Damascus Steel · The Lost Steel That Forges Watered Blades

Damascus Steel (English Damascus Steel, Arabic fūlādh dimashqī, Sanskrit wootz) is the lost steel of legendary blades with watery damask patterns of the decisive canon — derived from the name of the Syrian Damascus (Damascus) and English 'damask (wave-pattern)' — the decisive canonical vocabulary — the decisive canon of the Indian wootz (wootz) steel ingot. Aliases — Damascus Steel (Damascus Steel), wootz (Sanskrit), fūlādh dimashqī (Arabic), crucible steel, watery steel, damask pattern — are the decisive canonical vocabulary. The decisive wootz canon is the decisive canon of the Indian wootz steel (wootz steel) of the 3rd century BCE. The decisive Damascus canon is the decisive canon of the forging in Damascus of Syria of the 3rd-17th centuries. The decisive Crusader canon is the decisive canon of the fear of Damascus steel of the Crusaders of the 11th-13th centuries.

Copper· Cu Metal of Venus

Copper (English Copper, Latin cuprum, Greek χαλκός khalkos) is the metal of Venus/Aphrodite of the decisive canon — derived from Latin 'aes Cyprium (metal of Cyprus)' — the decisive canonical vocabulary — the decisive mineralogical canon of the chemical element Cu — and the decisive metallurgical canon of being humanity's first smelted metal of c. 8000 BCE, and the decisive canon of being the main material of bronze (copper + tin). Aliases — Copper (Copper), aes Cyprium (aes Cyprium), cuprum (cuprum), Venus's metal, Aphrodite's metal, alchemical symbol of Venus (♀) — are the decisive canonical vocabulary. The decisive metallurgical origin canon is the decisive origin canon of copper smelting at Çayönü Tepesi (Çayönü Tepesi) in Turkey of c. 8000 BCE, and the decisive natural history canon is the decisive canon of the Cyprus copper in Pliny the Elder's (Pliny the Elder, 23-79) Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 34 verse 94 of the 1st century. The decisive Bronze Age canon is the decisive canon of the Bronze Age (Bronze Age) of 3300-1200 BCE.

Silver· Ag Metal of the moon and the soul

Silver (English Silver, Latin Argentum, Chinese ) is one of the seven metals of human history — the decisive canon — and the decisive canonical iconographic figure of the 'metal of the moon' — established as the weakness of werewolves and vampires in fantasy canon — also the metal of sacred purification and the standard of currency. Aliases — Silver (Silver), Argentum (Argentum, Latin), argyros (argyros, Greek), Metal of Selene, Tears of the Moon — are the decisive canonical vocabulary. The decisive origin canon is the decisive origin canon of silver mining in Mesopotamia and Anatolia of c. 3000 BCE, the electrum coinage of Lydia of the 6th century BCE, and subsequent silver coinage. The decisive weakness canon is the decisive origin canon of killing a werewolf with a silver bullet at the Beast of Gevaudan (Bete du Gevaudan) incident in France in 1764, and the decisive global film canon of the silver-headed cane in the film The Wolf Man (1941) by USA Universal Pictures (director George Waggner, starring Lon Chaney Jr.).

Tin· Sn Key ingredient of bronze

Tin (English Tin, Latin stannum, Greek κασσίτερος kassiteros) is the main component of bronze of the decisive canon — derived from Greek 'kassiteros' — the decisive canonical vocabulary — the decisive mineralogical canon of the chemical element Sn (stannum) — and the decisive canon of bronze (copper + tin) of 3500-2000 BCE, and the decisive canon as the metal of Jupiter among the seven metals of alchemy. Aliases — Tin (Tin), stannum (stannum, Latin), kassiteros (kassiteros, Greek), plumbum album ('white lead', Pliny), alchemical symbol of Jupiter — are the decisive canonical vocabulary. The decisive Bronze Age canon is the decisive origin canon of bronze (bronze, 90% copper + 10% tin) of Mesopotamia of c. 3500-2000 BCE, and the decisive natural history canon is the decisive canon of 'plumbum album (white lead)' in Pliny the Elder's (Pliny the Elder, 23-79) Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 34 verses 156-163 of the 1st century. The decisive Herodotus canon is the decisive canon of the Cassiterides (Cassiterides, Tin Islands) of Herodotus's (Herodotus, 484-425 BCE) Histories Book 3 verse 115 of the 5th century BCE.