Adamant in classical mythology and later works is the hardest of all substances. In ancient Greek. In fact, the English word diamond is ultimately derived from adamas, via Late Latindiamas and Old Frenchdiamant. The corresponding adjective in English is adamantine, from Latin adamantinus and Greek ἀδαμάντινος. In the Middle Ages adamant also became confused with the magnetic rock lodestone, and a folk etymology connected it with the Latin adamare, "to love or be attached to". Another connection was the belief that adamant could block the effects of a magnet. This was addressed in chapter III of Pseudodoxia Epidemica, for instance. Since the worddiamond is now used for the hardest gemstone, the increasingly archaic term "adamant" has a mostly poetic or figurative use. In that capacity, the name, and various derivatives of it, are frequently used in popular media and fiction to refer to a very hard substance.
In mythology
In Greek mythology, Cronus castrated his father Uranus using an adamant sickle given to him by his mother Gaia. An adamantine sickle or sword was also used by the hero Perseus to decapitate the Gorgon Medusa while she slept.
In Virgil's Aeneid, the gate of Tartarus is framed with pillars of solid adamant, "that no might of man, nay, not even the sons of heaven, could uproot in war"
In John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost, adamant or adamantine is mentioned eight times. First in Book 1, Satan is hurled "to bottomless perdition, there to dwell in adamantine chains and penal fire". Three times in Book 2 the gates of hell are described as being made of adamantine. In Book 6, Satan "Came towring , armd in Adamant and Gold", his shield is described as "of tenfold adamant", and the armor worn by the fallen angels is described as "adamantine". Finally in book 10 the metaphorical "Pinns of Adamant and Chains" bind the world to Satan, and thus to sin and death
In the 1956 movie Forbidden Planet, Dr. Morbius describes the Krell towers as being made of "glass and porcelain and adamantine steel."
In Marvel Comics, adamantium is a nearly indestructible metal that coats the skeleton of the superhero Wolverine and makes up the body of the supervillain Ultron.
In the tabletop roleplaying gameDungeons and Dragons, Adamantine is an extremely hard exotic metal. Adamantine weapons can easily deal damage to golems and tough inanimate objects.
In the MMORPG game RuneScape, Adamantite is a durable metal used for armor and weapons.
In the multi-platform game Terraria, Adamantite is a material used to craft several tools and armor.
In the action role-playing game , Adamant Fortress is the name of an ancient Grey Warden keep besieged by the player's forces.
In the Japanese manga/anime Land of the Lustrous , Kongo-sensei is the head of the Gems, acting as the teacher, protector, and father figure
