Olive Branch Brooch in Gold-Plated Brass wrestling the lion represented power and

the lion represented power and glory

death and rebirth

and aesthetic perfection in nature and Greek culture

To this day

Olive Branch Brooch in Gold-Plated Brass wrestling the lion represented power andThe olive tree was a symbol of prosperity, fertility, peace and euphoria. Greeks offered its branches as a wreath prize for the winners of the Olympic and Panathenaic Games. According to the Greek mythology, Goddess Athena gave the Athenians the first olive tree of the world, which sprouted where her spear struck; during the argument between her, and God Poseidon about which one would become the patron of Athens. Ancient Greeks loved the olive tree,