Oînops póntos means Wine-dark sea. A word Oînops, combines the colors of amethyst, lapis lazuli, wine and sea. All elements associated with goddess Aphrodite. There is a lot of examples of jewelry associated with Aphrodite with a garnet. Necklace with pendant of Aphrodite Anadyomene from Dumbarton Oaks collection. Byzantine, early 7th C; gold, lapis lazuli, … Continue reading Blue for Aphrodite? Lapis lazuli and Amethyst