Knot of Hercules silver gold plated necklace - ΚO024ΚΟ06.34.4.GR

 Silver handmade ancient Greek necklace of Heraklion.

Heraklion ammais the knot that is often found in ancient Greek jewelry and signifies the connection of life with death through the connection that Hercules achieves between the two worlds and of course his dual character as a demigod.

The knot of Heraklion was so conventionally named after the knot with which Hercules tied the lion (tomari) of the lion of Nemea that he killed around his neck, but the knot is an ancient religious symbol: Aphrodite ties her hair in a knot, while Artemis knots her tunic on one shoulder. In ancient art, periama (about + amma / knot) is the jewel that surrounds the naked torso of Aphrodite