[jerin]

Originally Posted by Valeria101

THIS comes close...

Valeria,
I can´t open this link. Could you check it out again?
Thanks

[Pearl_dreams]

The link worked for me; this is the text:

NERITES

Greek Name Transliteration Latin Spelling
Translation

NhrithV Nêritês Nerites Son of Nereus,
Sea-Snail (nêritês)
NERITES was a handsome, young sea god who was transformed into a shellfish by the gods. Some say he was a companion and lover of sea-born Aphrodite. When the goddess was invited by Zeus to join the gods of Olympos, Nerites refused to accompany her and for this reason was punished with metamorphoses. According to others he was instead a lover and charioteer of Poseidon who dared to challenge the sun-god Helios to a chariot-race. Nerites was defeated and as punishment for his hubris was transformed by the god into a shell-fish.

PARENTS
NEREUS & DORIS (Aelian On Animals 14.28)
Aelian, On Animals 14. 28 ff (trans. Scholfield) (Greek natural history C2nd A.D.) :
"There is in the sea a shellfish with a spiral shell, small in size but of surpassing beauty, and it is born where the water is at its purest and upon rocks beneath the sea and on what are called sunken reefs. Its name is Nerites : two stories are in circulation touching this creature, and both have reached me; moreover the telling of a short tale in the middle of a lengthy history is simply giving the hearer a rest and sweetening the narrative.
Hesiod sings of how Doris the daughter of Okeanos bore fifty daughters to Nereus the sea-god, whom to this day we always hear of as truthful and unlying. Homer also mentions them in his poems. But they do not state that one son was born after all that number of daughters, though he is celebrated in mariners’ tales. And they say that he was named Nerites and was the most beautiful of men and gods; also that Aphrodite delighted to be with Nerites in the sea and loved him. And when the fated time arrived, at which, at the bidding of [Zeus] the Father of the gods, Aphrodite also had to be enrolled among the Olympians, I have heard that she ascended and wished to bring her companion and play-fellow. But the story goes that he refused, preferring life with his sisters and parents to Olympos. And then he was permitted to grow wings: this, I imagine, was a gift from Aphrodite. But even this favour he counted as nothing. And so the daughter of Zeus was moved to anger and transformed his shape into a shell, and of her own accord chose in his place for her attendant and servant Eros, who also was young and beautiful, and to him she gave the wings of Nerites.
But the other account proclaims that Poseidon was the lover of Nerites, and that Nerites returned his love, and that this was the origin of the celebrated Anteros (Mutual Love).
And so, as I am told, of the rest the favourite spent his time with his lover, and moreover when Poseidon drove his chariot over the waves, all together great fishes as well as dolphins and Tritones too, sprang up from their deep haunts and gambolled and danced around the chariot, only to be left utterly and far behind by the speed of his horses; only the boy favourite was his escort close at hand, and before them the waves sank to rest and the sea parted out of reverence to Poseidon, for the god willed that his beautiful favourite should not only be highly esteemed for other reasons but should also be pre-eminent at swimming.
But the story relates that Helios the Sun resented the boy’s power of speed and transformed his body into the spiral shell as it now is: the cause of his anger I cannot tell, neither does the fable mention it [perhaps Nerites bragged that his chariot was swifter than that of the sun god or perhaps challenged the god to a race]. But if one may guess where there is nothing to go by, Poseidon and Helios might be said to be rivals. And it may be that Helios was vexed at the boy travelling about in the sea and wished that he should travel among the constellations instead of being counted among the Ketea (Sea-Monsters).
Thus far the two fables; but may the gods be good to me, and for my part let me observe a religious silence regarding them. But if my fables have said anything overbold, the fault must be laid to their charge.”


http://www.theoi.com/Pontios/Nerites.html

[Josh]

Alright, so I've been praying to Negrites. He's been a little slow in answering my desires. I'm sure he'll come through for me in the end though.

Anyone who signed up for my private offer list and did not receive an email from me, please let me know by email. The offering will not be happening right away. Thanks for your understanding everyone.

[pattye]

Hi Josh,
Thanks for keeping us informed. I'm sure we all wish for Kamoka Pearls continued amazing success, and know that you must focus on that. When the time is right we will happily partake of your offerings.

Pattye
so many pearls, so little time

[Pearl_dreams]

Thanks for letting us know, Josh-- look on the bright side, it does allow us a little more time to save up

So sorry to hear about the problem with algae! Nature is inherently unpredictable....

Whenever they are ready, we will appreciate the pearls all the more after having waited for them.

[Hanaleimom]

Hi Josh,

Thank you for the email. Wishing you and your farm a great harvest in Sept.

Best wishes,

[Nerida]

Hi Josh - thanks for the update, and sorry to hear that harvest hasn't met your expectations.. we wish you all well for September (or thereabouts!)

Regards,

[Heidi]

Hello Josh -
Thanks so much for the update. I do hope that the algae subsides and lets your oysters do their work in peace.

[barbie biggs]

Dear Josh:
I think I read on some other post that some oyster farmers move their oysters temporarily to cooler waters shortly before harvest to intensify the colors. I believe the theory is cooler water: slower deposition of more intense, higher gloss nacre. Algae of course has nothing to do with this but I was just wondering, since someone mentioned unseasonably warm water, how feasible all this is. What is the mortality involved in moving the oysters and how complicated is it to pull up lines and take them somewhere else. How common a practice is this really?
barbie

[Mervione]

Wouldn´t that mean that the very thin coating of glossy nacre would wear off pretty quick and leave you with a non glossy pearl?

[Raisondetre]

Good luck, Josh. Now that I'm finally starting to be more ecologically responsible (cutting down on plastic, recycling more) I really do appreciate what you're doing for a sustainable pearl farm.

[Josh]

Hi everyone,
Thanks for the kind wishes.
Barbie, we do sometimes move the oysters to cooler water if it's stratified enough to do so. On the other hand if we have been without wind for two long, the entire water column can be warm. In 98/99 we had 90 degrees Fahrenheit all the way down to 140 feet! Moving the oysters around doesn't play on the mortality rate fortunately for our species.
Mervione, if there was nice a finishing on the pearls, it would not be in danger of wearing off. Unlike paint or varnish, layers of nacre are extremely wear-proof fortunately!