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in reply to a message by Yahalome
The prevailing theory is that the stone Amethyst was named thus because is supposed to precent intoxication. In *A Margarite of America* (1596) Thomas Lodge wrote: "The amethist staieth drunkennesse".
My gut feeling is that Amethyst was name thus because it has the color of *good* wine! And *good* wine does not get you drunk, just pleasantly tipsy (hic!).
My gut feeling is that Amethyst was name thus because it has the color of *good* wine! And *good* wine does not get you drunk, just pleasantly tipsy (hic!).
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