grail quest
Sought ideal's chase
A grail quest is any long, difficult search for something highly desired or idealized.
The term borrows from Arthurian legend, where knights sought the Holy Grail, but now applies to any passionate pursuit of an elusive goal: His grail quest for the perfect vintage guitar took twenty years.
The object sought is often personally meaningful rather than objectively valuable.
- Fisher KingArthurian wounded grail keeper
- King ArthurLegendary British sovereign
- CamelotLegendary British royal seat
- holy relicConsecrated religious artifact
- Arthurian legendBritish medieval king mythology
Parsifal · perilous journey · Joseph of Arimathea · spiritual enlightenment · purity · Galahad · knight errant · redemption · self-discovery · pilgrimage · inner journey · medieval romance · Chrétien de Troyes · wasteland · archetype · Knights of the Round Table · allegory · trials and tribulations
- chivalryknighthood, knights, chivalry, medieval knights, honor
- medievalknights, castles, cathedral, kings, queens
- myth & legendhero journey, dragon slaying, treasure hunt, epic voyage, magic sword
- medieval knightsknight, knights, armor, sword, swords
- questsseeking, searching, epic journey, pursuing, journeying
- Arthurian romanceKing Arthur, Lancelot, Gawain, Guinevere, Camelot
grail questbusywork
Meaningless assigned tasks
errand · chore · fool's errand · wild goose chase · time-killer
grail questpiece of cake
Idiomatic easy task
milk run · walk in the park · cakewalk · no-brainer · pushover
grail questmaterialism
Prioritizing goods over spirit
rat race · cash grab · nine-to-five · day job · selling out