King Arthur's Holy Grail

 Legend suggests that this is a cup used to capture the blood of Jesus Christ. Thus to find the cup, was entrusted as the most sacred of tasks to the knights of the Round Table. For many the quest for the Holy grail is an allegory of the inner spiritual quest to discover the inner meaning of life. This Story has captured the interest of people through the ages and has been the main theme of many films including, the satirical Monty Python and the Holy Grail.  The holy grail is a dish, plate, stone, or cup around which an important theme of Arthurian Literature  revolves.


http://www.biographyonline.net/royalty/king-arthur.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Grail