Auryn

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The Auryn as depicted in the 1984 film of The Neverending Story.

The Auryn is an artifact amulet from The Neverending Story, which guided and protected Atreyu. Its design consists of two snakes, intertwined and biting each other's tails, a variation of ouroboros or the mythological Jormungand.

The Auryn also appears on the copper-colored cover of the book Bastian reads. In the movie The Neverending Story, the Auryn is able to grant Bastian's wishes by channeling the powers of the Childlike Empress, who rules a world comprised of human imaginings, Fantastica.

On the back of the Auryn are these words: "Do what you Wish" (German: "Tu, was du willst"). In the book there is a portal ringed by the two snakes, one shining brighter than white, the other darker than black, that contains a waterfall and a pool called the Waters of Life, the gate between Fantastica (known as Fantasia in the movies and Phantásien in the original German novel) and our world. Anyone who wears the Auryn pendant is recognized as a messenger of the Childlike Empress.

The original Auryn used in the filming of the movie is now displayed in a glass case on the wall of Steven Spielberg's office.

A different design of the Auryn, as depicted in the DVD box set of Tales from the Neverending Story.

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