define: The Holy Grail?

Answer 1

the cup christ drank from at the last super

Answer 2

Depends on who you talk to. Orthodox Christian dogma says that it was the vessel from which Jesus drank at the last supper, and into which his blood was later caught at his crucifiction.

However, there are a number of alternative interpretations of the legend, the one most prominent recently due to it featuring in the Da Vinci Code being the idea that the holy grail is actually Mary Magdalene and her bloodline, the bloodline of Christ.

From a mythic point of view though, the grail is understood to be an adaptation of the Celtic myth of the magical cauldron, which also features prominently in many other traditions. In this view, the cup is representative of the female, creative powers and life, while the spear is the male counterpart, also being death and destruction.

That's what I remember anyway. Look up the specifics at Wikipedia.

Answer 3

In Christian mythology, the Holy Grail was the dish, plate, or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powers. The connection of Joseph of Arimathea with the Grail legend dates from Robert de Boron's Joseph d'Arimathie (late 12th century) in which Joseph receives the Grail from an apparition of Jesus and sends it with his followers to Great Britain; building upon this theme, later writers recounted how Joseph used the Grail to catch Christ's blood while interring him and that in Britain he founded a line of guardians to keep it safe. The quest for the Holy Grail makes up an important segment of the Arthurian cycle, appearing first in works by Chrétien de Troyes.[1] The legend may combine Christian lore with a Celtic myth of a cauldron endowed with special powers.

The development of the Grail legend has been traced in detail by cultural historians: It is a legend which first came together in the form of written romances, deriving perhaps from some pre-Christian folklore hints, in the later 12th and early 13th centuries. The early Grail romances centered on Percival and were woven into the more general Arthurian fabric.

Answer 4

The Family tree of Jesus, starting with Mary M. then his daughter Sarah, and so forth... The Holy Grail = The Blood line of Jesus Christ... not the "cup" he used at his Last Supper...

Answer 5

the Holy Grail was the dish, plate, or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powers.

Answer 6

here is a site that will tell you everything about it.
The holy grail is the cup Christ drank from during the last supper which was a passover. No one knows what it looks like although it is painted in Leonardo's last supper. good luck bye!

Answer 7

The name of a legendary sacred vessel, variously identified with the chalice of the Eucharist or the dish of the Pascal lamb, and the theme of a famous medieval cycle of romance. In the romances the conception of the Grail varies considerably; its nature is often but vaguely indicated, and, in the case of Chrestien's Perceval poem, it is left wholly unexplained.

Answer 8

open to interpretation - even by biblical scholars

the most interesting one is from the recent movie - The De Vinci Code ( fiction can be SO much fun ) seriously it has more interpretations than the cup Christ drank from

Answer 9

dont read the davinci code for it. well most folks say its a cup. i watched summin on the discovery channel and it showd they had found it. they showed some film bit and it was a small bowl suspended on a chrome thing behind bullet proof glass.

Answer 10

the holy grail: another christian myth

Answer 11

The cup used to catch the blood and water that poured from Jesus' side.