Pentapolis of Cyrenaica
INSPIRED BY THE PENTAPOLI OF CYRENAICA
Born in the cosmopolitan postwar Benghazi, Athas is fascinated by the legends of the country and follows the trails of Hellenism to the Pentapolis (5 cities), creating 6 unique pieces of jewelry, for the country, Lybia, and the five ancient Greek colonies in North Africa, Cyrene, Hesperides, Barce, Taucheira or Arsinoe and Apollonia. Every piece, just like the country and each one of the cities, has a story to tell…
HESPERIDES
Hesperides, later named Berenice and today’s Benghazi, was the second largest polis and capital of the Pentapolis. It is thought to be the place where the gardens of Hesperides were, known from the eleventh labor of Heracles.
HESPERIDES
“I am handmade, made with care and love by combining a glass bead, imitation of the rare and unique African Chevron beads tied with glass beads in black and red with very unusual forms, together with Indian recycled glass beads and decorative bronze elements. My clasp is made of bronze and it is antiallergic.”
COLLECTION
