Golden apple
Element in various national and ethnic folk legends or fairy tales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Golden apple (disambiguation).
The golden apple is an element that appears in various national and ethnic folk legends or fairy tales. Recurring themes depict a hero (for example Hercules or Făt-Frumos) retrieving the golden apples hidden or stolen by a monstrous antagonist. Gold apples also appear on the Silver Branch of the Otherworld in Irish mythology.