Olive Branch Brooch in Gold-Plated Brass wrestling is one of the oldest

is one of the oldest symbols of victory

the lion represented power and glory

‘Ptychoseis’ ( πτυχώσεις) = folds and pleats

The Academy was to become the greatest event in the history of philosophy

death and rebirth

Olive Branch Brooch in Gold-Plated Brass wrestling is one of the oldestThe 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,