Also available on silver chain from our collection
embodying the living spirit of flowing freshwater
Repeating shell shape
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The enduring power of this myth invites reflection on our own experiences of love and desire
Areia Heron pendant - Silver silver Also available on silver chainAreia was a Cretan nymph of Greek mythology, daughter of Cleochus, born of earth yet bound to the air. Loved by Apollo, she became the mother of Miletus, whom she hid to protect from harm. Though little is written of Areia, she endures as a symbol of beauty, protection, and wild freedom. Her name, from the Latin aerius and Greek aer (), evokes air, lightness, and the unseen forces that lift the soul. For this reason, birdsemblems of grace, freedom,