Description

Areion and Boreas Horse Silicon Mold

The Areion and Boreas contains two medium sized horse silicon moulds ideal for mythology inspired designs . These 3D silicon moulds are suitable for all types of modelling clay, resin and in  polymer clay craft projects . It can be safely used with food decoration mediums such as chocolate or fondant.

Our silicon molds are heat resistant (temperatures up to 240 Celsius), microwave, refrigerator and freezer safe.

Tips for using the silicon molds

For better results, when using this silicon mold for resin we recommend that you apply a release agent first, for example a thin layer of cooking oil spray. If you are using the mold for polymer or air-dry clay we recommend that you apply a fine layer of cornstarch, talcum powder or water on the mold before filling it with clay.

Areion and Boreas story

Areion was a fabulous horse, which Poseidon begot by Demeter; for in order to escape from the pursuit of Poseidon, the goddess had metamorphosed herself into a mare, and Poseidon deceived her by assuming the figure of a horse. Demeter afterwards gave birth to the horse Areion, and a daughter whose name remained unknown to the uninitiated.

Boreas was the purple-winged god of the north wind, one of the four seasonal Anemoi (Wind-Gods). He was also the god of winter who swept down from the cold mountains of Thrake (Thrace), chilling the air with his icy breath. Boreas was often imagined as a horse-shaped god in form. An old Greek folk belief was that Boreas would sweep down upon the mares in early spring and fertilise them in the guise of wind-formed stallions. The horses born from these couplings were the swiftest and finest of their kind.