Unique Bracelet - Onyx / Gold Daisy braceletBeads: Polished black Onyx 6mm Other materials: Gold metal daisy spacers ONYX Greek word for ""claw"" or ""fingernail" The myth of the origin of onyx says that the goddess Venus was resting on the banks of the Indus River. As she slept, Cupid used the point of one of his enchanted arrows to give her a manicure. The parings of her nails then fell into the waters of the sacred river. Since the nails were of heavenly origin, they sank to the river bottom