Necklace
A necklace of coral or white bryony beads used to be worn round
the necks of children to aid their teething. Necklaces of hyoscyamus or
henbane-root have been recommended for the same purpose. In Italy
coral beloques are worn as a charm against the “evil eye.”
The diamond necklace
(1785). (See Diamond Necklace.)
The fatal necklace.
Cadmos received on his wedding-day the present of a necklace,
which proved fatal to everyone who possessed it. Some say that Vulcan,
and others that Europa, gave the necklace to Cadmos Harmonia's necklace
(q.v.) was a similar fatal gift. (See Fatal Gifts.)
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