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, faithfulness, 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 from 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 said on the beach:

"I get up the courage, goes 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 are all over the cities in the valley, guarded by giant pythons, and mortal eyes will die in its eyes as long as they look at the python. 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

From 65438 to 0278, Spanish scholars found that the ancient Babylonians regarded diamonds as the third face of Gemini and 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 of Aaron, the high priest, and the cornerstone of New Jerusalem were depicted, which were endowed with magical power because of their 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 even say that diamonds can make people invisible and bring the dead back to life.

6. The ring finger is wearing a diamond ring

According to Christian custom, a diamond ring should be worn on the ring finger. It is said that the priest touched the three fingers of the couple's left hand with a precept, saying "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. Medical efficacy of diamonds

In addition to various myths and legends, diamonds are also considered to have medical effects, 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 diamond

The English name of 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 sapphires whose hardness was much harder than iron. With the continuous understanding of gems, diamonds are specifically referred to as diamonds.

9. The decline of diamond magic and religious legends

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 gradually faded, and people's worship of divine power 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.