The gem’s purple colors represented purity of spirit.
Perhaps this association with calming physical passions led some early Christians to associate the amethyst with Christ. Find this Necklace at Blue NileProtect yourself against drunkenness (according to amethyst folklore) by wearing this amethyst eternity necklace. They believed you could drink all night and remain sober if you had an amethyst in your mouth or on your person. Amethystos means “not drunk” in Ancient Greek. Nevertheless, the idea that the stone could guard against drunkenness does go back to the Ancient Greeks. The French poet Remy Belleau created this story in 1576 as part of a poem on gemstone beliefs. And so, the maiden Amethyst lent her name to the crystal.Īlthough presented in a Classical guise, this myth only dates from the Renaissance. To atone for his actions, he poured his wine over the stone, staining the crystal a deep, violet hue. To spare her such a terrible fate, she turned her into a pure, clear stone. As the great beasts bounded towards the hapless lass, the goddess Diana intervened. He spied the maid and unleashed his two guardian tigers upon her. Angered since he’d just suffered some slight, he’d vowed to take revenge on the next person he met. However, she had the misfortune of crossing paths with the god of wine, Bacchus.
Long ago, a beautiful maiden was on her way to worship at the Temple of Diana. A myth about Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, has promoted this belief. One of the most well-known of those protections involves amethyst’s purported power to prevent drunkenness. Find this Ring at Elegant, feminine, and wonderfully nerdy, the perfect ring for a lover of the Rebel Alliance features a semi-bezel set 6.5 mm round amethyst.
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