Georgian Cameo Earrings Medusa, Aphrodite & Eros under_1000 was virtually the pendant de

was virtually the pendant de rigueur as a statement of fashion and of faith

it was a popular motif in the Victorian era circa 1880

"E" and "M" adorn the front of his chunk of clear

a descent of former President Ulysses Grant

Georgian Cameo Earrings Medusa, Aphrodite & Eros under_1000 was virtually the pendant deOne fascinating aspect of symbols, imagery, gods and goddesses, rests in the many layered meanings they take on over the decades, centuries, or millennia. Medusa is one example and depending on the time and place, the image of her has been associated with beauty, rage, a powerful weapon, an evil averting symbol, and many more complex connections. Cultures such as the Berbers of North Africa, and the Greeks and Romans, all have versions of her