Cain was a Biblical figure who was regarded as the first killer.
Biography[]
Cain and Abel were sons of Adam and Eve.[1]
The Knife of Cain was believed to be the knife that the Cain used to kill his brother Abel. Cain was (according to the Apocrypha) entrusted a knife by the Lord of Darkness with the ability to protect him from any harm and rule over those he wished. To unlock the Knife's power Cain would have to introduce murder to the world, which he did by dipping the blade in the blood of his brother,[2] out of jealously.[1]
Exiled from Eden by God for his crime, Cain took the Knife to Nod where he became ruler, and built an empire which lasted a hundred years before dying of old age. The Lord of Darkness declared that the knife's power would return every time the planets, moon and stars were alinged into the same position as when Abel was killed. Unlocked with innocent blood, the wielder could be given the blade's power for a century.[2]
Legacy[]
In 1914 Thornton compared himself to Cain after he killed his brother in Victor Hugo's poem "La Conscience".[3]
Appearances[]
- Young Indiana Jones and the Secret City (Mentioned only)
- Young Indiana Jones and the Eye of the Tiger (Mentioned only)
