What is some of the folklore associated with diamonds?
Diamonds are said to be the traditional symbols of wealth, beauty, royalty and love. The diamond is “the gemstone of Kings and Queens.” The word diamond conjures up images of grand balls, mysteries, entertaining stories of great capers and even murders, as well as great love stories. The wearer of diamonds is said to have good luck, great intelligence, health and wealth, strong courage, victory in battle, as well as protection from poisons, floods, fire, thieves, fear, serpents, evil spirits, plagues, nightmares and other pestilence. Diamonds were said to cure impotence, insanity, dermatitis, weakness and psoriasis. On the other hand, the wearer of a flawed stone, according to Hindu beliefs, could cause jaundice, pleurisy, lameness and even leprosy.
