Hair Stick sof Hera Queen of the Gods Peacock Feather and Silver

Description

In Greek mythology the peacock was the bird of Hera, queen of the Gods. One myth told of Argus, Hera's hundred-eyed giant whose job it was to spy on Zeus and discover his trysting places. When he discovered Zeus with the maiden Io, Zeus changed Io into a cow to escape Hera's wrath. Hera saw through the disguise and requested the cow as a gift, knowing Zeus could not refuse her. She entrusted Argus to watch Io day and night so she could not be changed back to her true form. Zeus then sent Hermes, messenger of the gods and god of thieves and trickery, to recover Io. Knowing that he could not escape detection from Argus' hundred eyes, Hermes began to play sleepy tunes on his flute and one by one Argus' eyes closed and he fell asleep. Hermes then cut off his head. When Hera found Argus, she removed his one-hundred eyes and placed them on the tail of her favorite bird, the peacock.

Most beautiful of all nature’s birds, these sticks are topped with the peacock’s amazing plumes. The sticks are black lacquered wood, topped with sliver and black beads that hold the feathers like a vase would flowers (though far more securely).

This pair has an overall length of 9.5 in inches, and a usable length of 5.25 inches.

Like what you see, but want something a little different? How about completely different? I’m very open to customizing a piece to meet your wants.

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Added on Dec 17, 2007

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