Perseverance

Perseverance is a term for human endurance and autonomy.

Hand of Midas

Historically, it is known that a Midas was king of Phrygia(Greece) in the late eighth century BC. There is a myth about him, telling that after he had done a favor to the god Dionysus, he was granted one wish. He then wished that everything he touched would turn in to gold, and so it happend. The myth goes on about how he finds out that it is a curse and not a blessing, and how he gets rid of it.

Null Talisman

Talisman or amulet, is a small object intended to bring good luck and/or protection to its owner.

Stygian Desolator

Stygian means, dark or hellish, and could have connections to Styx, a river in the underworld in Greek mythology. Desolator means to devastate or to make bad changes to something.

Aegis of the Immortal

In modern English Aegis means a shield or protection. Originally from the name of the mythological protective shield of Zeus.

Dagon

Dagon was a major northwest Semitic god, reportedly a god of grain and agriculture. in Hebrew the word dagon means “to be cut open”.

Necronomicon

The Necronomicon is a fictional book from the stories of horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. In greek the name means “The Book of the Dead”, derived from Nomicon (Book of Law), or “the Book of the Laws of the Dead”.

Mjollnir

Also know as Mjølner or Mjölner. Derives from Norse mythology, where Mjollnir is the Hammer of Thor, the god of lightning, thunder, wind, and rain.

Maelstrom

Aka malström, is a powerful whirlpool; a large, swirling body of water. The word is a compound of the Nordic words mala (to grind) and ström (stream). The word originates from the mythological story of Grottasöngr.

Eul’s Scepter of Divinity

A tribute to Eul, the original creator of the DotA map.

Guinsoo’s Scythe of Vyse

A tribute to Guinsoo, also a developer of one of the variations of the DotA map.

Buriza-do Kyanon

Originally an item from Diablo, however a guy named Buriza also worked as a developer on the DotA map, and therefor it could be a tribute to him.

Heart of Tarrasque

Legend has it that the creature inhabited the area of Nerluc in Provence, and devastated the landscape far and wide. The Tarrasque was a sort of dragon with six short legs like a bear’s, an ox-like body covered with a turtle shell, and a scaly tail that ended in a scorpion’s sting. It had a lion’s head. Tarrasque was tamed in a legendary story about Saint Martha.

Eye of Skadi

In Norse mythology, Skadi is a giantess, daughter of Thjazi, wife of Njord and stepmother of Freyr and Freyja. She is known ass the Snowshoe Goddess.

Agahnim’s Scepter

Agahnim is a fictional character from the Legend of Zelda video game series. Agahnim is a powerful and evil magic-user.

Mithril Hammer

Mithril is a fictional metal from J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth universe. It is precious and silvery, stronger than steel but much lighter in weight.

Sange And Yasha

Twin Swords from the game Phantasy Star.

Demon Edge

A Sword from the game Chrono Trigger.

Shiva’s Guard

Shiva is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. Often called “the Destroyer”, Shiva is one of the Trimurti, along with Brahma the Creator and Vishnu the Preserver. Within Shaivism he is viewed as the supreme deity.

Armlet of Mordiggian

Mordiggian is an entity worshiped by ghouls from H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, first written about by the writer Clark Ashton Smith in his short story The Charnel God (1934).

Javelin

The name of a light spear designed primarily for casting as a ranged weapon. The javelin is almost always thrown by hand.

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There are so many "imbalances" in the game if you look DotA as 1vs1, but remember, DotA isn't 1vs1, its 5vs5.

there some useful information....hehehe..nice.

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One Step back Two Step Front..

woooot, nice topic, wat i only know is the mjollnir.......

thx for ur information.

wow i like the stories.icefrog is creative or u call that knowledgeable?Anyone kinows what country icefrog from greece?

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IloveDotA.like hell~i do.

Interesting!

wow, cool. impressive!!

As said from Dread Lord from A-Team Hannibal Smith, "I love it when a plan comes together". This information is very useful indeed. Great job

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Wow...
Cool..!

I thought the Heart of Tarrasque was from the StarCraft unit/hero. Guess not.
StarCraft had Torrasque, I think.

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"Sometimes, life kicks you when you're down. Let's go kick it back!"

thnx for the info, what about other items? anyone know their history?