Holy Grail

"I drank from it, and it gave me magic. But it also gave me eternal life. That was 500 years ago. I don't age. I don't die."

- Merlin to Nimue

The Holy Grail is a magical item featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It first appears in the first episode of the fifth season.

The Holy Grail is based on the item of the same name from the Arthurian Legend.

Trivia

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On-Screen Notes

 * The Holy Grail is decorated with a cross pattée. Excalibur has the same symbol on its blade and its hilt.
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Production Notes

 * The jeweled chalice that Rumplestiltskin moves aside in "Skin Deep", was meant to be the Holy Grail. This is also stated by Jane Espenson on the DVD commentary.
 * After the actual Grail was introduced in "Nimue", another episode written by Jane Espenson, the writer stated on Twitter that the object in Rumplestiltskin's castle was actually the beating heart of the first Titan, glamoured as the Holy Grail.