Amethyst Lore. February's birthstone. Has a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale and is the most valuable of all the quartz' and has traditionally been used by royalty.
The word Amethyst comes from the Greek word "amethystos" meaning "not intoxicated. It is also known as the Bacchus Stone. Mythology has it that Diana, Goddess of the Hunt, turned a nymph that Bacchus loved into amethyst. She must have been pissed for something but I don't know what yet. Apparently Amethyst has been used for sculptures and have been made into cups. Again, probably as protection against drunkenness. Mystical uses for Amethysts are: healing, courage, overcoming addiction, protection against psychic attack and is a stone of friendship.
Okay, according to what I could find, it's the same old song and dance. Apparently Diana was jealous. Why she would want to become involved with the King of Partiers is beyond me. Besides, if I remember my mythology right, she wasn't all that interested in men anyway. In fact, I believe there has been several suggestions that she might have been a lesbian. Or not. I'll research that later.
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