Essay About Garnet

many of the garnet family evolve from Greek nomenclature (litho meaning stone in all of the gems ending in lite such as Rhodolite). This gem has a real interest to me since it is associated with the pomegranate and Persephone seeings how Persephone is my all time favorite.

There was once a man and a woman who had wished and hoped for a child. In the home of the man and woman, there was a window with the view of a garden that belonged to an enchantress, Dame Gothel. One day, the woman had looked out the window, she saw a prepossessing rampion. As the days passed without eating the plant, she became pale and disconsolate. Without the plant, she would die. The man became agitated and at twilight, went into the garden and got a handful of rampion. The next day the woman craved more and the man went back to get more rampion, but this time, he saw the enchantress standing right in front of him. The enchantress was indignant because it was her plant, but as soon as she found out that the woman was ill, she allowed for the man to take as much rampion as he wanted. Only if he gave his child that his wife will bring into the world to the

Cinderella was treated as a lowly servant and made to carry water, lite fires, cook and wash, and called “kitchen wench”. Cinderella’s father had brought her back a branch from a hazel bush, which she carried to her mother’s grave and planted. It grew and became a tree. As it was, the King was having a festival and all the young and beautiful girls were invited, that his son might find a bride. Cinderella’s step mother told her was unable to attend. Cinderella ran to her mother’s grave where she cried. There was a bird in this tree that provided magic any time “Cinderella expressed a wish, the bird threw down to her what she had wished for”. As she was crying she said “Shiver and quiver, my little tree, silver and gold throw down over me”. Then the bird threw down a beautiful dress, and golden slippers. When Cinderella goes to the festival the prince took her by the hand and would not let anyone else dance with her. When it was late Cinderella wanted to go home. As she hurried out, she left one of her slippers. When the prince found her, he married

This is a tale about a lowly stonecutter named Tasaku, who each day, chiseled at the stone mountains. He hewed the stone that made up the great palaces and temples. He never asked for anything except to work every day which pleased the spirit who lived in the mountains.one day, the price went by with this gigantic parade of soldiers, musicians, and dancers. He wore robes of beautiful silk and his servants carried him aloft. Tasaku watched the parade until he could no longer see it. Tasaku didn’t cut anymore stone that day,, he returned to the hut, wishing he were the prince. He truly envied the prince, he looked up and wish, out loud, that he could be rich like the prince. The spirit who lived in the mountains heard his wish. So that night, after the stonecutter was asleep, the spirit transformed him into a prince. Tasaku was rapturous. He lived in a palace, had fancy clothes with the finest silk. He had servants who bowed to him and musicians who played whatever he wanted. He was in command of all the great armies and ruled over the land. In the afternoons he would walk in his garden, he loved his flowers but the sun made all the plants shrivel up. He knelt over and looked at the withered plants and saw the great power of the sun. He wanted to have as much power as the sun so he asked the spirit to change him into the sun, and the spirit heard his wish. The spirit

Ever since the dawn of civilization, items found in nature have fascinated and captivated the eyes and souls of mankind. From the earliest jewelry, made of teeth, bones, and shells, to the more modern preciously cut diamonds and rubies, people have adorned their bodies with the best Earth has to offer in a variety of cultures for a myriad of reasons. Egyptians used jewelry as a means to ward off bad luck and illness; Europeans used jewelry to use show wealth and to indicate their social status; and tribes in Africa used it to look fearsome in battle and make the women appear undesirable so that invading tribes would not want to kidnap them (LeGrand). Popular gemstones vary with culture due to the gemstone’s occurrence.Gemstones, while

At the very edge of a country, there lived a miller with a very beautiful daughter. One day the miller happened to meet the country’s king, and to make himself seem necessary, he told to the king that he had a daughter who could spin straw into gold. The king, who had a very keen liking for gold, ordered the miller’s daughter to be brought before him. The maiden was then brought before him and led to a chamber in the palace filled with a pile of straw and a spinning wheel. The king then ordered for all the straw to be spun into gold before morning came or death would come upon her, and then left shortly after and locking the door so that the maiden could not escape. The maiden alone, saw

In the tropes of courtly or chivalric love between noble lords and ladies, couples conventionally exchanged gifts and tokens as symbols of their affair. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Lady Bertilak who, throughout the poem attempts to seduce Gawain, asks for a token and offers him two of her own. The three tokens—the glove, the ring and the girdle—represent a scale of temptation by which the lady seeks to discover what might tempt Gawain to compromise his commitment to Bertilak, her husband. Sir Gawain resists the first two tokens, as they are too dishonorable, but succumbs to the third token, as it is the least damaging gift to his honor. Gawain’s acceptance of the girdle not only exposes different elements of his character but also uncovers the intentions of Lady Bertilak as well as connections to the Green Knight.

This is a ring that can be worn by couples, too. It's much like a promise ring in that the couple decides to be chaste and pure for each other in anticipation of their wedding day.

A Gargoyle is a grotesquely carved human or animal figure found on an architectural structure, originally designed (believe it or not) to serve as a spout to throw rainwater clear of a building. They later became strictly ornamental and assumed many forms.

Garnets have a timeless beauty that's been around for thousands of years. It's not a gemstone that will disappoint in a few years. In fact, it's a gemstone that the love of your life will want to give to her children and grandchildren.

Nearly all gemstones are thought to pertain to some particular influence and power over the owner, for this reason lots people throughout many cultures consider the wearing of birthstone jewelry extremely lucky and influential to their well being and to their lives.

It all started on a crisp, chilly and clear day in the fall. A warm hearted, tall peasant with black hair, blue eyes, named Cole was traveling on horseback to his wife and two tiny children who lived extremely far away on another land. On the manor, just ahead of Cole, was a citizen who was stealing a bag of gold. When the citizen saw guards coming towards him he dropped the bags and ran. As Cole approached the same manor, Cole noticed the same bag on the ground and stopped to see what it was. As he looked at the bag laying on the ground, he heard, "Stop right there!" When Cole looked up he saw two guards running angrily towards him and when they got close they grabbed Cole's neck.

Evidence: According to tvtropes.org “Garnet is the de facto leader of the Crystal Gems, having taken over after the departure of Rose Quartz. She's a powerful, strong and disciplined warrior. A Gem of few words, Garnet is the most aloof member of team. However, when she does speak, everyone listens. She is usually very introspective, but living with Steven, she is beginning to come out of her shell a little”.

The garnet is thought to prevent nightmares and provide guidance through the dark. It is also associated with love, faith and consistency. Although garnets are generally thought

A mans best friend is a dog and girl's Diamonds. Marilyn Monroe said it best, "diamonds are a girl's best friend." This timeless saying makes Tiffany's & Co, Cartier, and Harry Winston very happy and helps the sale of diamonds more than Ms. Monroe will ever know. A diamond is not just the "4c's" anymore, color, carat weight, clarity and cut. Diamonds are revolving into something more than the hardest mineral. The diamond says more than words could express. A symbol of love is worn on the left but what about the right? Women of the world raise your right hands because you deserve to glisten is essentially the meaning behind the Diamond Trading Company's advertising. What is silent but speaks volumes? It's your worth in the form of a