Fish Necklace Religious & Pagan Various Colours

Handmade ceramic pendants carved with the ancient fish symbol. Threaded onto strong adjustable cords. The pendant measures approximately 1'' in diameter by 1/8" thick ( 25-30mm x 5mm).

The Fish Symbol: Originally, the fish symbol, two interweaved crescent moons, was used by the Greeks, Romans and other pagans as a symbol of fertility usually associated with goddesses.

During the life of Jesus, fish was a staple food for the people and we see many instances where fish was mentioned in the four gospels. So it was not surprising that the early Christians chose the fish symbol as a password or secret symbol when they faced persecution for their faith during the first century after Christ.

And as it was widely used by Greek, Romans and other pagans during that time, it was a symbol that did not arouse much suspicion. The Christian fish symbol was then used as a marking on tombs and other secret meeting places by the early Christians.Bronze/Blue fish pendant: ΙΧΘΥΣ, or also ΙΧΘΥC with lunate sigma (Ichthys) is a backronym/acrostic for "Ίησοῦς Χριστός, Θεοῦ Υἱός, Σωτήρ", (Iēsous Christos, Theou Yios, Sōtēr), contemporary Koine [ie̝ˈsus kʰrisˈtos tʰeˈu (h)yˈjos soˈte̝r], which translates into English as "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour."