![]() (Psst: you can click here to read more about Christianity and crystals !) Its Hebrew name, ahlamah’, comes from the Hebrew word “to dream.” It was found on the high priest’s breastplates and in the New Jerusalem. In the Bible, the amethyst crystal is mentioned frequently. The Greeks aren’t the first on record to prize amethyst, however. ![]() Bacchus felt guilty, and poured out purple wine over the crystal as an offering, thus turning the stone to purple. Just before the tigers tore her to pieces, she cried out to Diana for help, and the goddess turned Amethyst into a crystal stone so the tigers couldn’t hurt her. Apparently Bacchus, the Greek god of passion and partying, became enraged over some insult and vowed to set his tigers after the first mortal he came across.Īmethyst was on her way to worship at the temple of Diana, and unfortunately crossed paths with Bacchus. Amethyst Crystals in Greek MythologyĪccording to Greek mythology, the purple crystal got its name from a young maiden named Amethyst. They get their purple color from iron and aluminum, and they’ve been deeply valued by ancient and modern cultures for at least the last four thousand years.
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