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Snowbird (Narya) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by John Byrne and Chris Claremont, the character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #120 (April 1979). [1] [2] [3] Snowbird is an Inuit demigoddess, being the daughter of a human and Nelvanna, the Inuit goddess of the Northern Skies.
The rings remained in the Princess's collection but were rarely seen in public during her marriage. Occasionally she was photographed wearing both rings on her left hand. She also wore her family's signet ring which she would wear in combination with her other rings. [8] As a teenager, Diana wore a gold choker with a 'D' pendant. [9]
Wanesia Spry Misquadace (Fond du Lac Ojibwe), jeweler and birch bark biter, 2011 [1]Native American jewelry refers to items of personal adornment, whether for personal use, sale or as art; examples of which include necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings and pins, as well as ketohs, wampum, and labrets, made by one of the Indigenous peoples of the United States.
A choker is a close-fitting necklace worn around the neck, typically 14 inch to 16 inch in length. Chokers can be made of a variety of materials, including velvet , plastic , beads , latex , leather , metal , such as silver, gold, or platinum, etc.
A snowbird is a person who migrates from the colder northern parts of North America to warmer southern locales, typically during the winter. The southern locales include the Sun Belt and Hawaii in the United States, as well as Mexico and the Caribbean. Snowbirds used to primarily be retired or older, but are increasingly of all ages.
A torc, also spelled torq or torque, is a large rigid or stiff neck ring in metal, made either as a single piece or from strands twisted together. The great majority are open at the front, although some have hook and ring closures and a few have mortice and tenon locking catches to close them. Many seem designed for near-permanent wear and ...
Traditional medieval Arabic and Hebraic demonology both cultivated the legend of the Ring of Solomon, used to control demons and / or djinn.Tales of magic rings feature in One Thousand and One Nights, where the fisherman Judar bin Omar finds the ring of the enchanter Al-Shamardal, [7] and the cobbler Ma'aruf discovers the signet of Shaddád ibn Aad. [8]
"Snowbird," as used today,describes Northerners who migrate to Florida for the winter. The term, as used, was coined in 1971, by marketing students at the University of Tampa (Florida). Frank Zedar, a New Yorker, had heard the Anne Murray song of the same name (Snowbird) while serving with the US Army in Viet Nam in 1969.