Mythological knots

knot in Greek mythology, used as a metaphor for difficult problems with little or no solution

decorative knot and symbol of Ashtamangala

ornament with two doubly-interlinked loops

Hindu supernatural weapon

thumb|A fairy-lock in the mane of a horse.In folklore, fairy-locks (or elflocks) are the result of fairies tangling and knotting the hairs of sleeping children and the manes of beasts as the fairies play in and out of their hair at night.