{"product_id":"athena-earrings-7","title":"Athena Earrings  |  #7","description":"\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Stand beside me, Athena, fire me with daring, fierce as the day we ripped Troy’s glittering crown of towers down. Stand by me – furious now as then, my bright-eyed one – and I would fight three hundred men, great goddess, with you to brace me, comrade-in-arms in battle!”  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e– Homer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eBright and bold earrings for that glimmering goddess of wisdom, peace, and diplomacy, the adored patroness of Athens, feared even by Ares, god of War. Athena visited Odysseus often in his travels, counseling him when his hubris put others in danger, aiding him in escapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eLast year, I read an article about how the Parthenon, the great temple for Athena, was originally engineered so that the inside of the temple was usually dim and shadowy. But then at certain special times of the year, light would filter through the temple at the perfect angle, setting the giant gold and ivory statue of Athena aglow with golden light, as though she stepped down from Olympus as that very moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eAnd so these earrings are my ode to bright and shining Athena.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eThey are made of glowing Botswana agate, some with wisps of white like stratus clouds set afire at sunset. The backs of the earrings have windows sawn out to let the light stream through. And there are carefully sawn brass suns framing the backs of each earring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eAnd below each earring are brass coins, textured to reflect light and feel ancient. Earrings made of sunshine and lore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eThese earrings measure about 3\" from top of the ring to the bottom of the coin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moonspinner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44169924509770,"sku":null,"price":143.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0718\/9834\/files\/E33A9387_aa87a4af-121b-45cf-844d-2ee722512fdc.jpg?v=1788916454","url":"https:\/\/moonspinner.myshopify.com\/products\/athena-earrings-7","provider":"Moonspinner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}