This piece is made to order, please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.

This pendant is cast is sterling silver and measures 45mm long by 12mm wide and 6mm tall. Each one is part of a limited series of pendants, only 20 total will be produced. This piece features four faceted gemstones ranging in size from 1.5mm to 3mm. It is available in a variety of gemstones including Garnet, Amethyst, Black Spinel, Blue Sapphire, Lab Diamonds, and Natural Diamonds. This pendant comes on a 20’’ 3mm braided leather cord with a sterling silver clasp. It can be upgraded to a 20’’ 2.2mm silver chain for an additional charge.

The name and form of this piece are a reference to Homer’s “Iliad”. This ancient epic poem details the Trojan War in a romantic mythic form. The script on the edge of the arrowhead resembles that of the written language known as ‘Linear B’, the earliest known Proto-Greco script, which was likely used during the time of the Trojan War. While it is widely accepted that the city of Troy existed, it was catastrophically and deliberately destroyed, and that Mycenaean Greek cities were at war with Troy in that time period, what truly happened at Troy will never be known. All we can be sure is that it was just one of the many cities to fall at that time, bringing an end of a world known as the Late Bronze Age.

In later Roman translations of “Iliad”, the epic hero, and demigod, Achilles battles alongside the Mycenaean forces against Troy and kills Prince Hector, son of King Priam, in single combat. Later, once the walls have been breached, Hector’s brother, Paris, finds Achilles and kills him with a single arrow to his heel.

These pendants are symbols of an ancient time, long past but casting long shadows on our stories today. They are a testament to all the worlds that have come before and a physical reminder of our connections to them. What do the myths of the past say about us and how will the myths of today be explained millennia in the future?