Garnet
Reference: agarnet
Price: £0
Colour: Red, green, orange, yellow, blue, purple, brown, black, and pink.Reference: agarnet
Price: £0
Hardness: 6.5 - 7.5.
Origin: Africa, Sri Lanka, Brazil, India, Argentina, Australia, Switzerland, Slovakia, Mali, Russia, and others.
Birthstone for January.
Garnets have been known for centuries to contain compelling healing powers and are thought to represent love, honour, and protection. The lore of Garnets can be traced back to the ancient Greek myth of Persephone. She was the maiden daughter of Zeus, the most powerful Greek god, and Demeter, the earth mother whose realm was plants and agriculture. Persephone was picking flowers when she was abducted by Hades, the ruler of the underworld. Zeus sought Hermes to find her and bring her back, but because she had eaten of the pomegranate seed, she was obligated to spend a third of the year with Hades, who became her new husband.
