What is the legend of diamonds?

Beautiful diamonds are often accompanied by beautiful legends and stories. How much do you know? In order to let you know more about the legendary anecdotes of diamonds, we have collected some relevant information for you. Don't miss it! [1] The largest gem-grade diamond in history-Colijn Diamond 1 905 On 25th, 20051month, when the workers in Primir mining area finished their work, Frederick Wells, the site supervisor, was conducting the last inspection of the day. Suddenly, a worker came out out out of breath, pulled him to a pit and showed him that he was buried in the mud and shining in the sunset. Wells guessed that it was probably the worker who deliberately put the glass in order to miss Doby (workers often play this game). But he still walked into the pit, dug it out and took out the largest gem-grade diamond in history. The original stone is 2 x 2 .5 x 4 inches in size and weighs about 1.33 pounds, which is almost flawless. Sir Thomas Cleland, the founder of the mine, was named after cleland, who happened to cry on the day of the mine inspection. The picture shows the Prime Minister of Clariant Diamond, Louis Bosha, persuading his government to buy this stone (about10 million US dollars) and giving it to King Edward VII of England to thank him for allowing Tanzania to establish a constitution. The original stone was cut into nine big gems, ninety-six small gems, and about 19.5 carats of unpolished gravel. Two of the largest pieces were reserved for the decoration of the king's crown, and the rest were used as a reward for accel's salary by Asser company. Since ancient times, diamonds have been everyone's dream, ideal and image. But because diamonds come from different regions, times and cultural backgrounds, they are of certain significance to everyone. For some people, diamonds represent power, wealth, status, achievement and peace, but for some people, they are symbols of love, eternity, purity and loyalty, courage and firmness. These different images are intertwined with religious myths, ancient scientific speculations, legends of diamond miners and fabrications of businessmen. Although complicated, it is not contradictory. These images are created for people who love diamonds. They are willing to fight and even die for diamonds. In history, the brilliance and light of diamonds lit up the eyes of lovers and became a sword to kill. It used to be a torch for conquerors and a dim candlestick for stepping down tyrants. 1. The magic of myth The ancient Greeks thought that diamonds were fragments of stars that fell to the earth, and some even thought that diamonds were tears of the gods. People once thought that diamonds came from Tianshui or dew. In Sanskrit, the word diamond means lightning to express the belief that diamonds are born of lightning. Until today, the development of modern science tells people that diamonds do not fall from the sky, on the contrary, they are drilled from the ground. The ancients also believed that diamonds produced small diamonds, and even the famous scientist R. Boyle (1627-1691) believed this statement. /kloc-in the 7th century, Portuguese explorers thought that "diamonds can grow near the earth's surface in 2-3 years", and confirmed this view by taking the example that miners can still get diamonds when they return to the old mining area several years later. Feed the birds with meat, and borrow the birds to get the drill. Sinbad, the protagonist in the story of Arabian Nights, originally lived a happy fairy life. One day, he stirred Fannian and wanted to see the world on earth, so he floated to the sea in a small boat with the wind and let the wind and waves send him to a beautiful and lush island. Sinbad, who walked on the beach, said, "I got up my courage and walked to the stream." I found diamonds everywhere, and the valley was crowded with people. I can swallow the whole elephant in one gulp. The mountain road is narrow and difficult to walk, full of danger. Suddenly, pieces of slaughtered mutton fell in front of him, but no one was there. To my surprise, I remembered a story I heard from businessmen and travelers a long time ago. The diamond valley is surrounded by high mountains, which makes it difficult for birds to cross, but the diamond miners have their own magical formula ... They slaughtered the sheep and tore them into pieces, throwing them from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the valley, so the bloody mutton was covered with diamonds. At noon, vultures flew into the valley, picked up the meat inlaid with diamonds with their claws and flew back to the top of the mountain. At this time, diamond miners on the top of the mountain will drink loudly to scare off vultures. After getting the diamonds, they will leave the meat to the eagle. " So Sinbad learned the method in the story, wrapped himself in meat, and the vulture grabbed the wrapped meat and flew to the top of the mountain, and the driller rescued him. This story also illustrates the oleophilic nature of diamonds. 3. The Story of Snake Valley In Greece, there is a legend that diamonds in the valley are all over the city, guarded by a python, and mortals will die in its eyes as long as they look at it. Only those with wit and perseverance can get rid of the guardian and get the diamond. In ancient Rome's article P 1iny about the diamond valley, it is recorded that Alexander obtained diamonds in the diamond valley when he was fighting in India in 350 BC. He tactfully ordered the soldiers to reflect the snake's eyes to the snake itself with a mirror and kill the snake. Then he threw the mutton block at the diamond in the valley, followed the vulture with the meat in its mouth, killed it and got the diamond. 4. Diamonds-the symbol of Taurus 1278 Spanish scholars found through the study of ancient Babylonian culture that ancient Babylonians thought diamonds were the third face of Gemini and regarded them as the first symbol of Taurus. People who wear diamonds like hunting, and they are highly skilled and respected. When Saturn moves to this position, it will rise in time, making an angle of 60 degrees with the moon. Or 120. At that time, the wearer was wearing armor and carrying a bow and arrow on his shoulder, which doubled his strength. 5. Religion and Diamonds At the end of the Middle Ages, in some books about religion, the breastpiece describing the high priest Aaron and the cornerstone of New Jerusalem were endowed with magical power because of diamonds. Legend has it that under the protection of this divine power, people can win in sports and gain strength, courage, power, wealth, eternal life, eternal youth, dreams come true, happiness and friendship, and so on. Some people even say that diamonds can make people invisible and bring the dead back to life. According to Christian custom, diamond rings should be worn on the ring finger. It is said that the priest touched the three fingers of the new left hand with a precept and said, "In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit", and finally landed on the ring finger. Another more romantic legend is that Egyptians believe that the vein of the ring finger is the vein of love that leads directly into the atrium, symbolizing eternal love. 7. The medical efficacy of diamonds Apart from various myths and legends, diamonds are also considered to have medical efficacy, especially for leprosy, insanity, cystitis and plague. Someone wrote in the book: "The medical efficacy of diamonds can be proved by the fact that the poor are prone to plague and the rich are immune to diamonds." Some people say that diamonds can detoxify, while others say that diamonds are highly toxic. It is said that Frederick II (1 194- 1250) was poisoned by his son who ate food mixed with diamond powder. 8. The origin of the name of the diamond The English name of the diamond comes from the Greek King Kong-ADAMS, which means "invincible". However, at that time, the word was used to refer to hard metals such as iron, and later it generally referred to sapphire with much greater hardness than iron. With the continuous understanding of gems, diamonds are specifically referred to as diamonds. 9. The magic and religious legends of diamonds faded to L7-18th century. With the continuous development of human science and natural science and the gradual popularization of diamonds, the legends about diamond plague and witchcraft have gradually faded, and people's worship of divine power has gradually changed from legendary sensibility to rational symbol and psychological association, which are closely related to the essence of diamonds. Cleanliness: The ancients regarded diamonds as the purest thing. Many civilized people think that only diamonds with invisible inclusions are valuable, and diamonds with "defects" represent bad luck. Color: Colorless and transparent diamonds represent purity. Appearance: The intact octahedral rough stone is the most complete object in nature, symbolizing order and peace. Brightness and fire color: a colorless and transparent octahedral diamond with good crystallization can show good brightness and fire color even without cutting and polishing, so diamonds are regarded as a symbol of brightness. Hardness: Warriors and magicians think that the hardness of diamonds is an invincible symbol, while philosophers think it means the unfathomable mystery of human life.