"Apollo & Hyacintus" Choker Necklace

This choker necklace is inspired by the tragic myth of Apollo and Hyacinth, told in Ovid's Metamorphoses.
The myth tells of the love between the god Apollo and the Spartan prince Hyacinth, an unhappy love victim of a tragic fate. The god of the wind Zephyr, envious of their love because he in turn is in love with Hyacinth, will cause the death of the latter at the hands of Apollo himself, by raising the wind while the two young people are playing discus throw. The discus thrown by Apollo will hit Hyacinth in the temple, killing him. From his bright red blood blooms the homonymous flower, an everlasting symbol of their tragic love.

The necklace is composed of a 14k gold-plated stainless steel chain and 14k gold-plated brass components and cubic zirconia crystals, a flowering branch, a hand holding a heart, a disc, a lyre and a hyacinth.

Materials: 14k gold plated brass, cubic zirconia, 14k gold plated stainless steel
Length: customizable + 4 cm extension
Pendant part: 3 cm