Orichalcum, a metal that most people believed existed in legends has turned out to be real. 39 ingots of the substance were found in a sixth century shipwreck near Sicily. The ship is believed to have sunk 2,600 years ago and, according to Discovery, the ship was coming from Greece or Asia Minor before being wrecked in a tempest just as it was ready to enter the port.

“Nothing similar has ever been found,” said Sicily’s superintendent of the Sea Office Sebastiano Tusa, speaking to Discovery. “We knew orichalcum from ancient texts and a few ornamental objects.”

The metal, believed to be non-existent, has frequently been featured in video games as a metal used to craft some of the best armor. It gives scientists a clue as to the existence of the lost city of Atlantis. The find has been linked to the stories of Atlantis, also believed to be a fictional reference made by Greek philosopher, Plato, who refered to the city as one that was submerged by the gods once it was no longer needed by them. In Atlantis, Orichalcum was meant to be second to gold in terms of value and it covered all of Poseidon’s temple.