Star of Vergina-Vergina Sun Handcrafted Sterling Silver Cufflinks-Symbol of Totality and Completeness-Alexander the buying Great-Ancient Greece

buying Star of Vergina-Vergina Sun Handcrafted Sterling Silver Cufflinks-Symbol of Totality and Completeness-Alexander the Great-Ancient Greece


The Vergina Sun (Greek: Ήλιος της Βεργίνας, romanized: Ilios tis Vergínas, lit. 'Sun of Vergina'), also known as the Star of Vergina, Vergina Star or Argead Star, is a rayed solar symbol first appearing in ancient Greek art of the period between the 6th and 2nd centuries BC. It became famous due to the Macedonians who were using it as Symbol of the Argead Dynasty.

The Vergina Sun features sixteen rays of light radiating from a rodakas at its center. It's a beautiful emblem and was commonly used as a decorative motif. The rodakas, or rosette, was a highly meaningful and respected symbol.
To the Ancient Greeks, it represented:
Beauty
Power
Purity
Fertilization
Earth
Although other depictions of the legendary Vergina Sun only show it with 8 or 12 light rays, the oldest and most common versions always feature 16 rays. This is important because in many cultures, the number 16 is thought to symbolize completeness or totality.

Herodotus was able to preserve at least one legendary creation myth involving the Vergina Sun.
According to him, there were three ancestors from Argos who left their hometown to offer their services to the king of Illyria. Despite their pure intentions, the king harbored deep fear over their power, mostly because of a supposed omen which told him that the three men were destined for great things.
Overcome with paranoia, the king interpreted this omen to mean that the Argeons would someday take the throne for themselves. He cast the three men away from his kingdom without any compensation for the work they had already done tending to his flock.Herodotus claims that as the three men were preparing to leave, the floor of the kingdom was suddenly illuminated with the rays of the sun, which had permeated the walls of the palace out of nowhere. As if to mark his rightful territory, the youngest Argeon drew out his sword, traced the image of the ‘sun' onto the floor, cut the symbol out and stored it in his clothes.

The cut-out symbol was thought to have given the brothers from Argos great luck, since they found King Midas' fruitful gardens almost as soon as they left the kingdom.


The name "Vergina Sun" became widely used after the archaeological excavations in and around the small town of Vergina, in northern Greece, during the late 1970s.
These cufflinks are handcrafted with extra care in 925 Sterling Silver.They are made in Greece, their diameter size is 20mm and weigh approximately 13 g. (614X)
Details:
Condition: New, Handmade in Greece
Material: Sterling Silver 925
Diameter Size: 20mm
Weight: 13 g(+/- 0.5 g)