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The origin of the Nazar bead:
According to Diana Darke, the blue nazar represents the rare blue eyes of northern European visitors, thought to cast malign glances. In Greece, Plutarch also linked blue eyes to hexes. The modern symbol likely evolved from the Phoenicians, who used protective blue eyes in their jewelry around 1500–300 B.C.
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The origin of the Nazar bead:
According to Diana Darke, the blue nazar represents the rare blue eyes of northern European visitors, thought to cast malign glances. In Greece, Plutarch also linked blue eyes to hexes. The modern symbol likely evolved from the Phoenicians, who used protective blue eyes in their jewelry around 1500–300 B.C.