Amphitrite's Favor Opal ring of the sea a mermaid Dolphin design
the stone is a 1.7 ct natural Opal with blue green and red fires . The design has the opal top center and a tiny smaller pink red sapphire to the side . On one side is a mermaid in a circle for the full moon and the seductive powers of the moon and sea together the other mother and calf dolphin for the mother and child connection and the Joy of living . all built over a triple band for the trinity of The goddess and the moon . the center band being a floral motif for land while the two sidebands for the depth and openness of the ocean .
the ring is a size 7 1/4
Total weight 9.2 grams
Ancient Romans considered the opal the “queen of gemstones”, because it contained the colors of every other gemstone. Roman philosopher Pliny described the opal as combining the best characteristics of all gemstones: “in them all you shall see the living fire of the ruby, the glorious purple of the amethyst, the sea green of the emerald, the golden yellow of the topaz and the deep blue of the sapphire..Opal was regarded as a symbol of hope and purity, valued second only to the emerald. The Romans called it cupid paederos, meaning “child as beautiful as love” Opal is known as a karmic stone, reflecting and amplifying what is already present. You can express one's true self more powerfully and access your creative energy that exits within. This makes opal a stone for imagination and the arts, encouraging a lightness and spontaneity that is so important for artistic expression.
Silver acts as a "mirror to the soul", allowing one to see deep within the self ,allowing us to see ourselves as others see us. Silver is Identified with enhancing the powers of the moon, delicate Silver is a metal associated with Hope, meditation, unconditional love, mothering, nurturance, grounding, appreciation of women and nature, mystic visions, spiritual and romantic love, tenderness, kindness, sensitivity and psychic abilities and protection from negative energy "evil" .
Sapphire Historically was used as protection from the evil eye , In Europe it was used to reflect harmful or evil spells back to the sender. Magicians were known to utilize the gemstones to enhance and direct their magical powers. Alchemists long ago associated the sapphire with the element of air.
Generally thought to Promote wisdom ,good luck, peace, tranquility, spiritual healing and spiritual truth .
Amphitrite, the sea goddess who has power and authority over all creatures of the sea. Every creature from the lowliest shrimp to the greatest whale obeys her commands. She is a protector and a source of guidance..She Brings bounty and calms the waters for those that seek her favor .
Ancient times, she was very well-known, especially around the northern regions of Africa, and, quite possibly, to the Caspian culture. By the time she gets literally written up in Homer’s epics and mentioned by Apollonius, she is already a very ancient African goddess.
Her name means double strength of three. She is both a moon goddess and a sea goddess (long, long before Poseidon!) The patriarchal Greek version of Amphitritie’s myth has Poseidon chasing her in order to forcibly marry her. Amphitrite runs away to the Atlas Mountains. This mountain range goes through Algeria, Tunisia. and Morocco. They separate the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts from the Sahara Desert. It was the land of aurochs (which may be why Amphitrite was also called “ox-eyed”) and the North African elephant, the Barbary bear and leopard, as well as the Atlas lion. All of these animals have also symbolized goddesses over millennia.
So, just knowing where Amphitrite “fled” gives us important clues. These regions of Northern Africa were areas where Amphitrite was worshipped. The “marriage” to Poseidon was like all the other marriages to the ancient Greek male triad (Zeus and Hades comprising the other two.) This trinity of Greek gods had to “marry into” the more ancient, more powerful existing pantheons that featured goddesses as ruling the skies, the seas, and the underworld.
Following the Greek myth, one of Poseidon’s messenger, Delphinus, finally tracks Amiphitrite down and eloquently persuades her to marry the Poseidon. However, dolphins were always Amphitrite’s special animal representative. They are crescent shaped (moon) animals (blood-tidal) who reside in the sea. They are also incredibly intelligent. The fact that there is also a dolphin constellation just furthers the connection that Amphitrite was both a moon and sea goddess. Finally, there’s also the wonderful fact that the constellation Delphinus) resides close the equator (linking back to Northern Africa) and “swims” in part of the Milky Way—the cosmic river of stars.
Her children were Triton, Rhode, and Benthesicyme 0r as Robert Graves notes, they were “herself in triad: Triton, lucky new moon; Rhode, full moon, and Benthesicyme, dangerous old moon.” Interestingly, Triton refers to a third day (which the new moon and the full moon appear to us to inhabit three “days”, i.e. nights) while Tritone means “the third queen.” Rhode means rosy (a full moon that has been eclipsed, perhaps? A so-called blood moon?) and Benthesicyme means “wave of the deep” which rounds out again associations with the moon and the ocean. It makes all kinds of sense that the trident was also her symbol originally too.