#greek pendants

[cameoblaze]

Special sale only for today..... Flat 35% off

[princenotsocharming]

Greek mythology AU anyone? Alright, I need to get this out of my system, so... I know I don't share much of my personality on this blog and that's on me and my anxiety (I swear y'all are so cool and talented and I love your stuff, I'm just too chickenshit), but there's a little bit of info about me - I love mythology of any kind. I even took a Greek mythology course at uni, as any self-respecting finance graduate does... That being said, I've been playing with this myth-inspired idea for a while.

Have you heard about the story of Ganymede? A Trojan prince whose looks captured the eye of Zeus, who then decided to swoop in, snatch the youth and take him to Mt. Olympus to become his new cup-bearer? You might see it framed as a love story. I'm more inclined to see it as a tragedy - a young person being objectified and preyed upon by someone much older and then subsequently losing their mortal life for it. I would say the myth in itself is actually pretty dark. Ganymede doesn't ask to be taken to Mt. Olympus or to be made immortal. In most versions of the myth that I've read, he's not given any choice at all.

Anyway, I couldn't help but see sort of a parallel with Billy's story, as he's also heavily objectified and his looks seem to play a pivotal role in his arc, from all of the adult attention he gets to Neil's obvious disapproval. It could also be argued that it's this objectification that at least partially leads to his end (because no one can tell me that goddamn Karen was interested in his personality). All in all, another tragedy. You see where I'm going with this?

Anyway, rant over. Sorry for the long post. The painting itself was inspired by Pierre Julien's Dying Gladiator (1778). A closeup of the face is under the cut.

[letmeinimafairy]

Continuing the series with a commission for @bloodknife - Amadeo posing as Actaeon, a fragment of a painting. Jasper and tempera.

[moonandserpent]

Amphora by Moon and Serpent

[artschoolglasses]

Gold and garnet pendant amphora and chain with tripod stand, Greek, 125-100 BCE

From the Met Museum

[medusastruth]

[artemisbarnowl]

Look at my necklace plz

It's GREAT. Not only is there regular emotional symbolism for everyone but also I was born with an actual literal hole in my heart and picked up another invisible heart condition later and just feel like some part of my potential function is missing. Anyway she is me.

[blueiscoool]

A GREEK GOLD GEM-SET PENDANT EARRING

LATE HELLENISTIC, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.

3 in. (7.5 cm.) long.

The present earring is of a well-known type using Egyptian crowns, otherwise known as 'crown of Isis' as part of their decoration, found all over the eastern Mediterranean. The crown is formed of a sun disc and feather motif. Below is a circular rosette with a cabochon garnet center, which would have originally been bounded by a row of pearls, now missing. Below there is a drop pendant figure of Eros playing a lyre and wearing the skin garments associated with Attis.

[andijaart]

+++ 🙏🏻God Bless🕊️ +++

Men Christian Silver 925 Necklace St Nicholas Medal Orthodox Sailors Pendant Russian Greek Religious Church Jewelry

💫 International Orthodox Art Corporation Andcross

May the blessing of the Lord be upon you!

[maisygracey]

Hephaestus necklace. Inspiring creativity and understanding. I picked the center piece because it looks like ancient gears and the radiation symbol.

Its not for sale though because its important to me, I’m not great at making these and the chain was a one off from another old necklace I had.

[paulprestigegems]

CII Southwestern Sterling Silver 10.00 Ct Natural Raven Black Onyx Greek Key Design Pendant With Chain Vintage - A pendant of life PRICE: 95.00 LINK ↓

[katrinaftw44]

I made this for Kelli for Christmas. I used a a Moroccan 5 Franc coin and a Jasper bead. 

I made this for my aunt Debbie for Christmas. I used a 1978 German 10 Pfennig coin. 

I made this for Brennon for Christmas. I used a 1973 Greek Drachma coin and a bloodstone bead.

[fla-gifs]

Transitional Dining Room - Great Room Great room - large transitional light wood floor great room idea with a standard fireplace and gray walls

[athis3]

Did You Know?

Potnia Theron, a term first used by the Epic poet Homer, is applied to female divinities associated with animals.

Description

The pendant received in 2001 (2001.157) was originally from the same necklace as the identical pendant acquired by the museum in 1999 (1999.88). Both are exceptionally well preserved and depict the winged goddess Artemis, frontally posed and flanked by two lions. Each lion stands obediently on its hind legs, one forepaw placed symmetrically near the goddess's waist, head turned back. In Homer's Iliad, Artemis is called potnia theron, which means "mistress of the animals," a reference that may be applied to this image of the goddess. On the pendants, her image was created in a sheet of gold by burnishing it over a wooden, ceramic, or stone form. Alternating cloisons of green and blue glass enamel within an undulating gold wire frame the goddess and represent the earliest use of this substance yet known in Greek gold jewelry. The small loops at the bottom of the pendants probably held chains attached to pomegranate-shaped beads.

Daedalic (Archaic, orientalizing period of ancient Greece) Pendant with Potnia Theron (Mistress of the Animals). Made of gold and “glass-like substance.) c. 650-600 BCE, from Eastern Greece, Rhodes. From the Cleveland Museum of Art.

[the-twst-cast-needs-therapy]

Island of woe/shroud culture event, WHEN?!

I'd like to imagine these two will get into some mischief and go on a silly adventure during a boring sermon or something.

Design notes: (actually another yap sesh, who could have guessed?):

-their veils are supposed to represent shrouds. I know guys, I'm like- a creative genius /s.

-see that little pendant below Idias waist? The two coins are a nod to the fee one has to pay the ferryman.

-I tried to make Orthos "toga" silhouette a little similar to Hercules, since he is the more extroverted and """'heroic"""" one.

-orthos arm and wrist glow things KIIINDA represent some of the jewelry worn by the ancient greek.

-orthos "sandal laces" are made with neon light strips.

-i wish I could have added some pomegranate elements, but I'll leave that for a spring idia design. PINK HAIR IDIA WHEN?!

-not a design note, but I think idia radiates lethal amounts of slay.

[memories-of-ancients]

Gold pendant with Nike, Greek, 2nd half of the 4th century BC

from The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts