The listing, Izze & co. - 'A Thorny Rose Garden' Hand Beaded 18" Necklace has ended.
The creation of the rose is usually attributed to Flora, the goddess of spring and flowers and the subject of many rose myths. After one of her nymphs dies, Flora calls upon the gods to change her into a beautiful flower. Apollo gives her life; Bacchus gives her nectar; Vertumnus, a beautiful perfume; Pomona, a fruit; and Flora, a "crown" of petals. The myth continues when Cupid, son of Venus and the Roman counterpart to Eros, shoots arrows at bees which have stung him. Thorns (more correctly called "prickles") grow from the rose stems where his arrows missed their mark.