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Compare [[Artifact of Doom]] (which is crafted not from Temptation but from [[This Is Your Brain on Evil|pure evil]]), [[MacGuffin]] (which can be crafted from anything; we don't care), and [[Deal with the Devil]]. If something is actually made of temptation, see [[Insubstantial Ingredients]]. See also [[The Final Temptation]].
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== [[Film]] ==▼
* ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' features an entire ''room'' of Temptation-Crafted Holy Grails, ranging from plain metal to huge, gem-covered chandelierettes. {{spoiler|The real Grail was, of course, a small, wooden cup}}.▼
== [[Literature]] ==▼
* ''[[Enchanted Forest Chronicles|Dealing with Dragons:]]'' There are two dippers next to the Water of Healing. The correct one to use is plain tin. The other is gold and gem-encrusted, and turns you to stone if you pick it up. {{spoiler|The prince knew that [[Genre Savvy|he wasn't supposed to use the gold one]] and just picked it up to look instead of using it, which is why he ended up a mobile statue instead of being [[Taken for Granite]] like the others}}.▼
* Turkish Delight from ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]''.▼
== [[Music]] ==▼
* Johnny's golden fiddle. One wonders what he did with it, anyway.▼
** [http://www.spike.com/video/devil-comes-back-to/2805255 The sequel] shows that Johnny held on to it, as a symbol of his sinful pride at beating the devil, who comes for a rematch. The song is ambiguous as to who wins the rematch.▼
== [[Theatre]] ==▼
* [[The Zeroth Law of Trope Examples]]: This occurs in ''[[All Devouring Black Hole Loan Sharks|The Merchant of Venice]]'', where Portia must challenge her suitors to choose between [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|three caskets]] Made of Temptation in order to successfully woo her. ▼
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== The Oldest Ones In The Book ==
* The Argonauts' Golden Fleece.
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** In at least one adaptation the temptation is not the arrow itself but [[The Love Interest|Maid Marian]] presenting it.
** And in another adaptation, [[Robin Hood]] just couldn't resist an archery contest.
▲== [[Film]] ==
▲* ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' features an entire ''room'' of Temptation-Crafted Holy Grails, ranging from plain metal to huge, gem-covered chandelierettes. {{spoiler|The real Grail was, of course, a small, wooden cup}}.
▲== [[Literature]] ==
▲* ''[[Enchanted Forest Chronicles|Dealing with Dragons:]]'' There are two dippers next to the Water of Healing. The correct one to use is plain tin. The other is gold and gem-encrusted, and turns you to stone if you pick it up. {{spoiler|The prince knew that [[Genre Savvy|he wasn't supposed to use the gold one]] and just picked it up to look instead of using it, which is why he ended up a mobile statue instead of being [[Taken for Granite]] like the others}}.
▲* Turkish Delight from ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]''.
▲== [[Music]] ==
▲* Johnny's golden fiddle. One wonders what he did with it, anyway.
▲** [https://web.archive.org/web/20101024181528/http://www.spike.com/video/devil-comes-back-to/2805255 The sequel] shows that Johnny held on to it, as a symbol of his sinful pride at beating the devil, who comes for a rematch. The song is ambiguous as to who wins the rematch.
▲== [[Theatre]] ==
▲* [[The Zeroth Law of Trope Examples]]: This occurs in ''[[All Devouring Black Hole Loan Sharks|The Merchant of Venice]]'', where Portia must challenge her suitors to choose between [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|three caskets]] Made of Temptation in order to successfully woo her.
==Webcomics==
* In [[Oglaf]] there is a magic box that makes whatever is inside it at the time be highly coveted by whoever sees it.
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