Pendant of a dove looking for peace. It does not have the olive twig in its beak. Keep seeking world PEACE.
History.
In Greek mythology, Aphrodite, the goddess of love, had a dove as a pet.[citation needed] Irene (goddess of peace) had among many attributes the dove and the olive tree.

The dove with an olive branch in its beak has a very clear Christian religious component. This symbol has its origin in the biblical story of the Universal Flood, recounted in Genesis 8:8-12. According to the Bible, at the beginning of time, evil provoked the wrath of God, who decided to exterminate almost all life on earth, with the exception of Noah's family, who showed faithfulness to Him, and a pair of each animal. pure. God warned Noah to build an ark to preserve his family and animals from destruction. Then God made it rain so intensely on the Earth that all the mountains were covered and all the animals and humans who were not in Noah's ark died. After forty days, Noah opened a window and released a dove to see if the waters had gone down. After seven days, the dove returned carrying a green olive branch in its beak; meaning that God was again at peace with humanity.

The use of this symbol of peace intensified especially in the 20th century. One of the people most responsible for the dove with an olive branch being recognized as a symbol of peace was the artist Pablo Picasso, who made a series of drawings of doves. One of them was used for a poster for the World Peace Congress in 1949, after World War II; In the spring of that year, Picasso had a daughter with Françoise Gilot whom he decided to name Paloma in honor of this symbol, and she, in turn, named her daughter Paz.

Currently, beyond differences of race, culture and religion, the symbol of the dove of peace is universally known.