{"product_id":"circe-earrings-3","title":"Circe Earrings  |  #3","description":"\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eNamed for that powerful demi-goddess who dwelt on the island of Aeaea, wandering the sun-drenched Mediterranean cliffsides gathering herbs for her charms. Mixing potions by candlelight and singing softly to the transmogrified figures lounging in the shadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eShe was a fascinating figure of myth, endlessly reimagined in art and literature. Her depictions often mirrored contemporary attitudes towards women living outside societal norms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eAt times, Circe was depicted as a jealous shrew driven by petty meanness, as when she transformed the innocent Scylla into an ocean monster. Surreptitious and manipulative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eAnd at others times, we see her as a brilliant magic-weaver, seemingly justified in her persecution of men. Some writers over the centuries even viewed her transmogrification magic as a kindness, with many of the animals refusing to be changed back into men when given the opportunity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eCirce is endlessly reimagined and open to interpretation. But what we do know is that she lived entirely on her own terms, her autonomy bolstered by her innate power and mastery of her craft. Dried flowers hanging from cedar beams, and hearth-smoke wafting through the sunshine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eThese earrings are made from glowing amethyst gemstone studs suspended above unique Maligano jaspers. Some are grey and bouldery, others like sun-cracked sandstone. On the backs of the jaspers are silhouettes of small flowers, low-growing plants clinging to a windswept cliff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eThese earrings are made with a bit of transmogrification ability of their own! They were made so that you can wear them with the jasper gemstones in front of the earlobe, or in back as in an ear jacket, or even as studs alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e* Can be worn as ear jackets, or as studs without the dangle. These earrings measure about 1.5\" from top of the stud to the bottom of the earring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e[I had planned to made some simple studs and necklaces to go along with these earrings, but by the time I decided I had used all the gemstones in earrings! So I was only able to make one necklace and one pair of studs, which I will be offering as a set.]\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moonspinner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44169903669322,"sku":null,"price":146.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0043\/0718\/9834\/files\/E33A9040_8c9be1bd-fb01-4752-99c7-f8d0cb95601b.jpg?v=1788914705","url":"https:\/\/moonspinner.myshopify.com\/products\/circe-earrings-3","provider":"Moonspinner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}