Pyrrha Jewelry
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Pyrrha Jewelry

Pyrrha is a Jewelry design and manufacturing company based in Vancouver, Canada. Founded in response to mass-manufactured jewelry, Pyrrha produces jewelry based on antique wax seals and heraldic talismans. The company fabricates their products from reclaimed gold, sterling silver, and bronze using the traditional hand-crafting techniques, that have earned them a strong celebrity following.

The company takes its name from Greek mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...

, specifically the story of Pyrrha
Pyrrha
In Greek mythology, Pyrrha was the daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora and wife of Deucalion.When Zeus decided to end the Bronze Age with the great deluge, Deucalion and his wife, Pyrrha, were the only survivors...

 and Deucalion
Deucalion
In Greek mythology Deucalion was a son of Prometheus and Pronoia. The anger of Zeus was ignited by the hubris of the Pelasgians, and he decided to put an end to the Bronze Age. Lycaon, the king of Arcadia, had sacrificed a boy to Zeus, who was appalled by this savage offering...

, and continues to work mythological, historical, and sentimental themes throughout everything it produces.

Pyrrha's flagship retail location is in West Hollywood, California.
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