The diamond is April's birthstone. It is cold sparkling fire has held us spell-bound for many centuries, inspiring passionate myths of romance, intrigue, power, greed, and magic. In Ancient Hindus, they find diamonds washed out of the ground after thunderstorms, and believed that it was created when bolts of lightning struck rocks. They even placed some in the eyes of some of their statues. Jewish high priests turned to diamonds to decide the innocence or guilt of the accused: a stone held before a guilty person was supposed to dull and darken, while when held before an innocent one to glow with increased brilliance.
Diamonds : Myths and Lore
The diamond is April's birthstone. It is cold sparkling fire has held us spell-bound for many centuries, inspiring passionate myths of romance, intrigue, power, greed, and magic. In Ancient Hindus, they find diamonds washed out of the ground after thunderstorms, and believed that it was created when bolts of lightning struck rocks. They even placed some in the eyes of some of their statues. Jewish high priests turned to diamonds to decide the innocence or guilt of the accused: a stone held before a guilty person was supposed to dull and darken, while when held before an innocent one to glow with increased brilliance.
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