ABOUT QUEEN OLYMPIAS, MOTHER OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT:

Historically, Queen Olympias, Mother of Alexander the Great of Macedon, has been greatly maligned. She had a reputation for being a scheming, power-hungry politician and a sorceress. She was, however, a woman of great strength and assertiveness for her time. Perhaps only a person like Queen Olympias could have given birth and raised a person like Alexander the Great. She also had a reputation for being very beautiful, perhaps red-haired, and a protective mother to Alexander. The only surviving portrait of her is a coin of that time period (please see photos). Alexander reputedly traced his lineage through his mother to Hercules, the hero and God who greatly influenced his life. Others say that he also traced his lineage to Achilles through his mother. One thing is clear: The great Queen Olympias had to fight, for what she felt was right, in a very chauvinistic society. This necklace was made in honor of that feminine strength.

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