In Greek mythology, Amethyst was created by the god Dionysius, the - TopicsExpress



          

In Greek mythology, Amethyst was created by the god Dionysius, the god of intoxication. The mythology states that Dionysus was angered due to a human insulting her; she swore that the next human that crossed her path would be turned to stone. Unfortunately, a beautiful girl Amethyst was coming to Dionysus to pray to her, she was turned to stone (actually crystallized quartz). Dionysus drank wine because she was so upset and then cried many tears of wine onto the stone statue of Amethyst until it turned purple. This purple crystallized quartz is what we now call Amethyst.
Posted on: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 19:48:47 +0000

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