The Legend of Amethyst
Bacchus, the god of wine (also known as Dionysus in Roman mythology), had a dispute with Diana, the goddess of the moon (also known as Artemis in Roman mythology), and the resentful god of wine decided to find someone to vent his anger. After a drink, he sent a fierce tiger to take revenge. On the way, the tiger met a beautiful girl named Amethyst. In order to protect the girl from the tiger, Diana turned her into a pure and flawless crystal statue. When the god of wine saw the crystal statue turned into the girl, he was very sad and shed tears of regret. The tears fell on the crystal statue and instantly dyed it purple, resulting in amethyst.
Legend also mentions that because of the origin of amethyst and the god of wine, in ancient Greece and ancient Rome, people who attended banquets would carry crystals with them to avoid drunkenness. People believe that as long as they have a ring or necklace with amethyst, no matter how drunk they drink, they will not show drunkenness. Plinny, a naturalist in ancient Rome, believed that the bright color of amethyst was similar to wine, but it would stop absorbing (the energy of wine) before it was completely integrated to show such a deep color. The name of amethyst also comes from this fictional fact.
The meaning of amethyst
Amethyst is regarded as the birthday stone of February, symbolizing honesty, kindness from the bottom of the heart, extensive connections, peace and auspiciousness and peace of mind. At the same time, because Valentine's Day is in February, amethyst has also become a gift given to each other by lovers. It is a token to express love, representing eternal love. It is regarded as the "guardian stone of love" that can give lovers and husband and wife deep love, chastity, honesty and courage. In addition, in Western customs, amethyst originally represents nobility, elegance, splendor, quiet, nobility, solemnity and power. It also represents spirituality and wisdom, which helps to improve thinking ability and intuition and help people make progress in their studies and careers.
Formation
Amethyst is gradually formed in a high-temperature, high-pressure and iron-rich environment. Usually, during the magma cooling process deep in the crust, iron ions enter the quartz crystal structure, making it purple.
