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Emerald History and Lore
Emerald’s lush green has soothed souls and excited imaginations since
antiquity. Its name comes from the ancient Greek word for green,
“smaragdus.” Rome’s Pliny the Elder described emerald in his Natural
History, published in the first century AD: “…nothing greens greener”
was his verdict. He described the use of emerald by early lapidaries,
who “have no better method of restoring their eyes than by looking at
the emerald, its soft, green color comforting and removing their
weariness and lassitude.” Even today, the color green is known to
relieve stress and eye strain.
There are other green gems, like tourmaline and peridot, but emerald is
the one that’s always associated with the lushest landscapes and the
richest greens. Ireland is the Emerald Isle. Seattle, in the US state of
Washington, is the Emerald City. Thailand’s most sacred religious icon
is called the Emerald Buddha, even though it’s carved from green
jadeite.
The first known emerald mines were in Egypt, dating from at least 330 BC
into the 1700s. Cleopatra was known to have a passion for emerald, and
used it in her royal adornments.
Emeralds from what is now Colombia were part of the plunder when
sixteenth-century Spanish explorers invaded the New World. The Incas had
already been using emeralds in their jewelry and religious ceremonies
for 500 years. The Spanish, who treasured gold and silver far more than
gems, traded emeralds for precious metals. Their trades opened the eyes
of European and Asian royalty to emerald’s majesty.
Emerald is the most famous member of the beryl family. Legends endowed
the wearer with the ability to foresee the future when emerald was
placed under the tongue, as well as to reveal truth and be protected
against evil spells. Emerald was once also believed to cure diseases
like cholera and malaria. Wearing an emerald was believed to reveal the
truth or falseness of a lover’s oath as well as make one an eloquent
speaker.
Legend also states that emerald was one of the four precious stones
given by God to King Solomon. These four stones were said to have
endowed the king with power over all creation.
Its color reflects new spring growth, which makes it the perfect choice
of a birthstone for the month of May. It’s also the gemstone for
twentieth and thirty-fifth wedding anniversaries.