Wholesale 18K Gold-Plated Olive Branch Pendant

In ancient Greece, the olive tree was far more than a plant — it was the embodiment of divine wisdom. According to legend, it was Athena herself who planted it on the Acropolis as a gift to humanity, thus winning Athens' patronage over Poseidon. From that moment, the olive branch became the most powerful symbol of Greek civilization: carried by heralds in search of peace, offered to the gods in the great temples, and crowning Olympic champions with the kotinos — the wreath of wild olive, the supreme emblem of glory and virtue. Alongside the laurel consecrated to Apollo — awarded to the victors of the Pythian Games and to crowned poets — the olive branch belonged to that sacred world of living symbols that the Greeks associated with the triumph of the spirit over the fleeting. To wear the olive branch was to proclaim that one had achieved something worthy of the gods: peace, wisdom, or excellence. Handcrafted design: each piece is carefully handmade with love and each is polished in the smallest details to ensure its perfection. Chain included: we include as a gift a sturdy 316L steel chain of 40 cm with a 5 cm extension. Material: brass base with a 3-micron 18-carat gold plating. Dimensions: 9 mm x 25 mm (W x H).