The Beautiful Legends Of Sapphire
Sapphire is one of five precious stones, and lead to a third place behind diamonds
, rubies in position. Sapphire symbolizes loyalty, constancy, love and honesty. Star Sapphire is also known as "Stone of Destiny", to bless the wearer safe and good luck. Sapphire is birthday stone for September, which also known as "sister gem" with Ruby. There are many legends about sapphire.
Sapphire is regarded as auspicious object for its mysterious supernatural color. It has already spread throughout the world with the various legends about sapphires. The hardness of Sapphire is nine which is same as ruby and come next to diamond. Therefore, it is extremely hard, and has ever worked with diamonds, pearls together to become the indispensable accessories of king of the British Empire, the Russian tsar crown and the dress.
Oriental legend treats Sapphire as guiding stone. The famous explorer of 19th century - Richard Burton, the author of "Arabian Nights", has a huge star sapphire. He regarded this sapphire as a talisman, which could always bring him good luck wherever he went. Later, the Sapphire was called the "Stone of Destiny", is used to bless the wearer safe, and can also protect the wearer does not get lost, and good luck.
According to the legend, Sapphire is the holy stone of the sun god Apollo, because the transparent dark blue and have the reputation of "the kingdom of heaven Sacred Stone". Early in in ancient Egypt, ancient Greece and ancient Rome, Sapphire was used to decorate places of worship, and as a ritual tribute. While the Persians think that the earth is supported by a huge sapphire, and the sapphire's blue color reflect to the sky and present a blue sky in our eyes.
The color of Sapphire is the primary measure to its value. The more blue color, the higher value of the gem, but it could not in the pan-blue black that is going too far with the high purity. Actually, the nature gems most are called Sapphire except red is called ruby, such as blue, light blue, green, yellow, gray, colorless. Sapphire is a very broad scope of coverage.
by: venturiwang
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