what is the devil's weapon, (like a fork) called ?

Answer 1

A pitch fork.

Answer 2

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A trident called "the devil's pitchfork", is a pole with a metal triple-bladed fork at the end, much like a pitchfork, but with straight blades. The trident has long served as a symbol for the ocean, and for the oceanic gods. This comes from its initial use as a fishing tool. The trident is far superior to a spear for fishing. The three separate blades give the fisherman a much better chance of skewering a fish than a normal spear ever could. The trident has kept its water association even though centuries have passed since it was used in this manner. The trident has also served as a weapon. In the real world tridents were used mostly by peasants, as it is a simple weapon to construct, and has a similar feel to the pitchfork that most farmers are intimately familiar with. Organized troops never fought with tridents. Due to the weapons oddity, it gained some popularity in ancient gladiatorial combats. Unusual weapons always helped to draw a crowd, and the trident was no exception.

Answer 3

Devils Fork

Answer 4

This imagery of the three-pronged fork comes from Dante's Inferno, where in the Pit of the Grafters, people who stole from positions of trust are condemnded to be cooked for all eternity in boiling pitch. Pitch is the same thing as molten tar, like when people would get tarred and feathered.

The devils that Dante portrayed carried weapons to make SURE that people didn't try to climb out of the boiling hot pitch! Because Inferno was written in Italian, the English translations differ as to what they call the implement. One calls them 'grappling hooks', which sounds reasonable except that such things are usually used to climb up somewhere. Another calls them 'pitchforks', which is only partially based on the farm implement. Farm pitchforks were indeed used to pitch hay up into a hayloft, but Dante's pitchforks were used to keep people DOWN, so they could never escape.

From the description, I'd have to go with 'trident', like the kind of weapon a Roman gladiator would use-- a 'retarius', along with a net, to entangle his opponent and trip him and knock him down and then deliver the death blow!

Except that Dante, being an Italian, and a lot closer to the classical Roman days than we are, would have said 'retarius' if that was what he meant!!!!

So I have to go with pitchfork, partly because it is traditional, and partly because it references the boiling hot pitch, like they use to seal asphalt driveways and rooftops. It helps to remind a person, whenever you are tempted to steal from someone who trusts you.

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Answer 5

Pitch Fork

Answer 6

A Pitch Fork?

Answer 7

From the fishing origins, the trident is often associated with Poseidon, the god of the sea in Greek mythology. By hitting the earth with his trident, Poseidon created the horse and some water sources in Greece. The Roman Gods, such as Neptune (parallel to Poseidon) also used a trident as a staff, and created earthquakes and new bodies of water. When offended or ignored, he supposedly struck the ground with his trident and caused chaotic springs, earthquakes, drownings and shipwrecks. His trident symbolized power and authority.

Answer 8

Trident is a weapon, Pitchfork is a farmer's tool

Answer 9

I believe it's called a pitchfork.

Answer 10

A pitch fork.