This Calliope’s small ancient greek sterling silver coin necklace is a must have! One of the nine Muses, Calliope was the Muse of epic poetry. The oldest and wisest of the Muses, Calliope is best known for as Homer’s muse. In greek, Calliope means beautiful voiced. This sterling silver coin shaped necklace measures approximately 0.75 inches and is hung by a rolo rhodium chain.
- Charm Size: 0.75 inch coin
- Metal Finish: sterling-silver
Price:
Beautiful, but mislabled,
This is a wonderful little necklace, and I intend to wear it despite the fact that it is misnamed. This image has nothing to do with Calliope or the Muses. It depicts Hercules (or Alexander the Great dressed as Hercules) in the god’s signature lion-skin. You can see the lion’s head instead of hair on the figure, complete with ear, mane and teeth. The back of the coin depicts Zeus seated on his throne with staff and tiny eagle, and has part of the word “Alexandrou” in Greek at the side.
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|Nice item, but some hassle,
The item is very nice and I agree with the prior reviewer that it is not an image of a muse, but one of Hercules. Once ordered the seller called and said that it was unavailable and offered a larger replacement at the same cost. A decent thing to do, but we were not interested in the replacement. We asked for a refund, but before that happened, the coin necklace became available and was delivered. Surprise! In any case it was worth the money and I would buy it again.
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|Unhappy,
I ordered a Calliope Muse necklace and got a tiny MAN. Most likely Hercules. Well, yes, we all love Herc, but I wanted Calliope. I should have looked more closely at the picture and the reviews. It’s far more hassle to return it and hunt down a new one than it is to just keep it and pass it along as a gift. If it were labeled correctly? GREAT gift. But useless to me now, other than a gift.
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