The Enchiridion (book)

"Its called The Enchiridion, is only meant for heroes whose hearts are righteous. The book lies at the top of Mount Cragdor, guarded by a manly minotaur, is waiting for a truly righteous hero to claim it."

-Princess Bubblegum telling about The Enchiridion-

The Enchiridion is a book guarded by Mannish the Minotaur. It appears in the episode "The Enchiridion!" and makes a cameo in "Evicted!" It is a very old book that has a section on how to kiss a princess. Finn was willing enough to skim through the chapter.

Appearance


The Enchiridion is a dusty, faded, old book. It is in bad condition, with pages, bookmarks, and tabs sticking out of it. There is a bird, a skull, some grapes, and a sword in the center of the cover. Around the center is a ring of six gems. There are also two shields and the word "Enchiridion" on the front. It looks like some of the cover has metal on it and possibly other things could have broke of it sence its so old looking.

Chapter five is titled "How to Kiss a Princess", which Finn found very useful and embarrassing, considering he blushed as he read it. He sees it when he first opens the book. It reads, "Kissing a princess is different than kissing your grandmother or your mother... Very different. A peck on the cheek is not going to cut it. Nothing but lip on lip action will suffice with a true princess. It's best to first practice on a lip monster, but proceed with caution because, as everyone knows, a lip monster can easily kiss... death!"

Part of chapter four can also be seen. It reads, "Brave hero, let your sword be sheathed, for though it be your best and most trusty tool, ... cannot help you... the trecherous terrain upon which you now embark. A great warrior must scale the highest towers, maim the wicked, and throttle Ageiny demons, put these challenges lone make hot a..."

Trivia

 * "Enchiridion" is Greek for "manual", fitting its role as a guidebook for heroes.
 * "Enchiridion" is also Latin for textbook.
 * In chapter four, the word "treacherous" is spelled incorrectly, leaving out the A.
 * On the back of the book there are three numbers; 8, 13, and 21.
 * Finn supposedly kept the Enchiridion, because in the episode "Evicted", he threw the Enchiridion at a worm on his bed.
 * The only known chapter in The Enchiridion is 'How to kiss Princesses.'