abstract:The harpē () was a type of sword mentioned in Ancient Greek and Latin sources, almost always in mythological contexts. Most notably it was the sword used by Perseus to decapitate the Medusa, and by Cronus to castrate his father Uranus.
Theemblem for thisstagewas a harpe, the harpe that Persus decapitatedtheGorgon. Symbolizing the destructionof the lowerandanimal aspect of the initiate.
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