Silver is one of the precious metals and its price fluctuates according to the world market.
Silver is connected to the worship of the moon, probably due to its dim lightness in comparison to gold.
It is also ametal known for its antiseptic properties and its resistance to the accumulation of bacteria. In Europe silver medical tools have been used since the Middle Ages. The Phoenicians stored their water and wine in silver vessels for their travels. In 1900 in the US silver dollars were thrown into bottles of milk to prolong the freshness.
In World War II silver sulfadiazine saved lives with its germicidal properties, while silver amalgams are used in dentistry.
Silver bullets were the ones that could stop werewolves and vampires. Those mythical creatures were unable to see their reflection in ‘pure’ mirrors that according to tradition were made from silver too.
As a metal, it holds a prominent position in mint and jewellery industry. Its metal purity is measured in degrees.
Silver: in Latin Argentum, in French argent. It’s a precious metal, white in colour, shiny, quite elastic and stainless. In its pure state, it is so soft that it can be scratched with the nail. Out of all metals, silver is the best conductor of heat and electricity. At normal atmospheric pressure, it blurs and darkens because it is affected by traces of hydrogen sulphide in the air. In ancient times silver and gold used to be a subject of research by alchemists.
They symbolized silver with a crescent and called it the metal of the Moon or goddess Artemis, due to its dim colour that resembled the moon’s radiance. Silver is the whitest metal and when properly polished, it can acquire a surface of excellent reflection.
The knot of Hercules is the knot that is often found in antiquity and indicates the connection between life and death. This symbolises the connection that Hercules achieves between the two worlds and of course the dual character of the hero (demigod). The knot of Hercules was so conventionally named after the knot with which Hercules tied around the neck of the lion (tomari) of Nemea that he killed. However, the knot is an ancient religious symbol: Aphrodite ties her hair in a knot, while Artemis knots her tunic on one shoulder. In ancient art, periamata (peri + amma / knot) is the jewel that surrounds the naked torso of Aphrodite or Isis, as well as the naked Eros.
The "knot of Hercules" was conveyed special healing properties, for that reason we often find it in jewellery that comes in contact with the human body.