The tourmaline myths and legends: Tourmaline is the fire of human civilization: tourmaline in some countries in the West called "Colorful gemstones" and the origins of this name from Greek mythology . Ink Cogne According to legend, the Greek gods were gatherings to discuss and determine the rights and obligations of the human .Prometheus as a human defenders attended the meeting . At the meeting, he managed to make the gods promise to protect human and needn't harsh conditions of the sacrifice.

Gods dominate Zeus deceived, decided to refuse to provide the necessities of life, the last thing - "fire" to humans. Prometheus immediately came up with a clever way: he brought a thick and long fennel stalk, carrying it approached the oncoming sun, the fennel stalk hand in the flame lit, and then with flashing back to the fire on the ground, and soon the first pile of firewood burning, and this time his girlfriend gods, goddess of wisdom, Athena,  blown into the magic of the gas, the fire rises higher ablaze.Zeus see the earth rises a flame, very angry, but  no longer take  away.

When the fire passed in millions of households, the fire was finally extinguished on Prometheus was tied to the Caucasus Mountains cliff! But on the cliffs of the Caucasus Mountains, the fire has left a  seven colors of the gems, this gem of the seven colors of the sun rays, then people put this gem called "Tourmaline" or "colorful gemstones"

Prometheus later left the Caucasus mountains irony Zeus , especially the fire  left gem on the cliff to remove a piece and metal inlayand worn on the finger, which is later ring. fire left colorful gemstones in fact is tourmaline, so it can be said Prometheus not only gave mankind fire but also tourmaline gem, first invented Tourmaline Ring.

In medieval France,tourmaline is called   the embodiment of beauty and love.In Greek legend, the goddess of love and beauty Aphrodite sleep in the shade of the afternoon, her son Eros close to her, her beautiful crystal paws were cut off with a sharp sword. When Eros very proudly holding claws flew into the sky but accidentally falling in Brazil and became the stone, that is, to become the the watermelon tourmaline now!

Tourmaline not only has a beautiful appearance, it also has a divinity has extraordinary power and magic of light!