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Ram's Head Torc Pendant in 925 Sterling Silver-Symbol of Strength, Leadership, & Protectiveness-Ancient Greek Motif The ram has always enjoyed favor as a potent symbol because of the animal's legendary strength & virility (and hence its creative powers), & its characteristics as a leader & protector of his flock. Throughout Greek culture, the ram figures prominently as a metaphor for strength & courage (thus the association with Ares). Accordingly, Homeric heroes are likened to thick-fleeced lambs (Iliad 3.197) in the ancient Near East, & from earliest times throughout the Mediterranean, the ram was associated with powerful divinities & heroic figures, wealth & the elite, & sacrifice. The Ram has played an important role in the religion & mythology of many different cultures. It first appears as a symbol in Ancient Egypt, as the god Amon was depicted with a ram's head. in Celtic symbolism, it represents fertility & rebirth. The ram's horns symbolize the zodiac sign of Aries & even the Greek name of this sign (krios=ram) indicates the correlation between the zodiac sign & the ram. in Greek Mythology, the Golden Fleece ram with wings helps Phrixus & Helle escape from their father & stepmother & the sacrifice they had planned for him. It's the same ram that is the object of Jason's quest during the Argonautic expedition. A ram's head might have been worn to show the patronage of, or devotion to, a deity. For a Greek or an Etruscan, a ram's-head pendant may have been an exotic, "Oriental" magical amulet, a talisman of protection, one that symbolized the power or knowledge of Egypt, the Punic world, or the Near East. Handcrafted in Greece with extra care in 925 Sterling Silver, the length is 3 cm, the width is 1.5 cm, & weighs approximately 7 g. This pendant is without the chain. (321M) Check our collection of silver pendants at https://www.etsy.com/shop/TalosArtifacts?ref=profile_header§ion_id=37897555 Ram's Head Torc Pendant in 925 Sterling Silver-Symbol Of Strength, Leadership & Protectiveness-Ancient Greek Motif
