KEY RINGS

Greek mythology and history appear in Greek jewellery designs. This can be seen in jewellery portraying their deities, people and animals from heroic legends. Owls were also popular in jewellery and coinage as Athena was the patron goddess of Athens and...

The images on this coin are very significant to the Greek city of Corinth. On the obverse is the Greek Goddess Athena and on the reverse Pegasus. According to myth it was on the Acrocorinth or citadel of Corinth, that Bellerophon, with the assistance of...

Gladiators were trained to fight each other or against animals, sometimes to the death. They would fight for the entertainment of the crowds in arenas and amphitheaters. There are four mini Gladiator figure key-rings to collect, each specializing in...

Gargoyles in medieval times were often seen on churches and cathedrals and were carved stone grotesques with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building. Preventing rainwater from running down masonry walls is...

Gargoyles in medieval times were often seen on churches and cathedrals and were carved stone grotesques with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building. Preventing rainwater from running down masonry walls is...

Fairies are magical creatures that live in the dreams of every young boy or girl. There are different types of fairy. Some look after the seasons, some the ponds and lakes, some the trees and some look after the birds and animals. They cover themselves...

Science fiction writers have invented many strange and wonderful creatures to populate the universe. Many people also claim to have seen creatures that have come from other planets (extraterrestrials) or claim to have been abducted in their spaceships...

The elephant is the largest animal that lives on land. They have tusks made from ivory and are the only animal to have a nose in the form of a trunk that they usa as a hand. There are two kinds of elephants, African elephants and Indian elephants, also...

The cat was sacred to the Egyptian goddess of love, fertility and joy, Bast or Bastet. These cats were characteristically upright yet at rest, confident of their power and beauty. The worship of Bast dates from at least 4000BC, reaching its height around...

The Earth is the third planet from the sun, which orbits once a year at a mean distance of 150 million km (93 million miles). It is the only planet scientists know to have life, this is thanks to the liquid water and the atmosphere that keeps life safe...

Dolphin is a name of a group of sea animals closely related to whales and porpoises. Like whales and porpoises, dolphine are mammals, not fish. There are many kinds of dolphins but the most common are the bottle-nosed dolphin and the common dolphin. They...

Deer are even-toed, hoofed herbivores. They graze and browse on a variety of grasses, mosses, herbs and shrubs. There are many different species found worldwide and they vary considerably in size. It is common among deer for the males to grow antlers...