The Folklore of Shells and Pearls: Scallops, Rhymes and Saints

Seashells evoke days at the beach and the beauty of nature. In other cultures and times, people used shells as both currencies, and as decoration. Look at the Italian grottoes festooned with seashells that gave us the word ‘grotesque’. They’re also useful in other ways. Neptune’s son, Triton, used a conch shell as a trumpet. […]

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