Carved Amethyst Sage, Sapphire 925 Sterling Silver Jewelry Necklace 18" MQ-1199

History of Amethysts There is an interesting story associated with how the amethyst was created. According to a Greek legend, there was a young girl called Amethyst. She became a target for the Greek God Dionysus when he had drunk too much red wine. Amethyst reached out to Goddess Diana for help who turned her into white quartz. When Dionysus realized what had happened he began to cry into his goblet of wine. The giblet overturned and the wine spilled on to the quartz stone dying it a rich purple. There are many other legends and myths about this gemstone. It is a very popular gemstone for royal jewellery. It is believed to have been one of Queen Catherine the Great of Russias favourite gemstones.