DURGA COLLECTION - Tiger Eye / Onyx / Lava / Gold braceletBeads: Polished black Onyx 8mm Tiger Eye 8mm Lava 8mm Other materials: Gold metal spacers with black Rhinestones 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