Amethyst
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Dates back to early Greek Mythology. The god Dionysus was greatly angered by a mortal that refused to acknowledge him. He decided to take out his wrath on all people who refused his gifts of wine and drunkenness. He soon spotted a young virgin named Amethyst who was unfamiliar with wine and detained her. He then summoned two tigers to devour her and sat back with his wine to watch. The youth cried out to the goddess Diana and she had pity on her, turning her into a pure white stone in order to save her. Dionysus then saw the evil in what he was about to do and started to weep. The tears dripped into his wine goblet and then spilled out into the quartz. The stone absorbed the color from the wine and was turned purple, creating the stone known as Amethyst. Due to this myth, Amethyst has traditionally been worn to ward of drunkenness. It is also used today as a dream stone to treat insomnia. |
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