LEOPARD

Various animals are synonymous with Dionysus, although the leopard is certainly the most prolific when examining his history. Many believed that he rode on the back of a leopard or in a chariot drawn by a pair of them. He is often depicted wearing a leopard skin and the priests of Dionysus wore the skins of leopards in rituals of awakening spiritual forces and desires. Leopards are a key feature in our Dionysus collection - from pendants to bracelets - capturing the distinctive pattern of their skin and evoking a primal sense of style.