Antenora - Traitors to Country 5ml - Lavender, grass, daisies and myrtle.
Antenora - Traitors to Country 5ml - Lavender, grass, daisies and myrtle.
The Betrayal of Duty
Not all loyalties are personal.
Some are shared.
A homeland.
A people.
A cause larger than oneself.
In the frozen depths of Cocytus lies Antenora, named for Antenor, the Trojan prince who was believed to have betrayed his city to its enemies. Here Dante places those who betrayed their country, their political cause, or the communities that entrusted them with loyalty and protection.
Their crime is not merely disobedience.
It is abandonment.
The willingness to sacrifice the many for the benefit of the few.
To place self-interest above collective trust.
Antenora explores the tragedy of broken civic bonds and the consequences of betraying the people who believed in you.
Lavender forms the heart of the fragrance, calm and dignified. Associated with clarity, duty, and reflection, it evokes ideals worth protecting—peace, stability, and the belief that individuals can work together for the common good. It represents the nation not as a government, but as an idea.
Grass stretches across the composition like open fields and shared landscapes. Fresh, green, and familiar, it evokes the places people call home: rolling countryside, village greens, farmland, and the ordinary beauty of a homeland that often goes unnoticed until it is threatened.
Daisies bloom amongst the greenery, simple and unpretentious. They symbolise innocence, honesty, and the trust placed in leaders, allies, and institutions. Their modest beauty reminds us that nations are not built solely upon laws and borders, but upon ordinary people believing in one another.
Myrtle weaves through the fragrance with quiet solemnity. Long associated with remembrance, honour, and devotion, it evokes memorials, monuments, and the sacrifices made by those who place the needs of their community above their own. It is loyalty given willingly.
Together, the notes create a fragrance that feels open, familiar, and deceptively peaceful. There is no bitterness here, no overt darkness. That absence is deliberate.
The greatest tragedy of Antenora is not what was betrayed.
It is what was lost.
The trust of neighbours.
The faith of a people.
The belief that shared ideals would be honoured.
Antenora – Traitors to Country is a fragrance of duty, loyalty, and collective identity. It reflects upon the bonds that unite communities and the profound consequences when those entrusted with their protection choose betrayal instead.
Because a nation is not merely land.
It is trust made visible.
Notes
Lavender, grass, daisies and myrtle.
"The gravest betrayal is not of a place, but of the people who call it home."