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Amethyst
Dionysus, known for his love of grape juice, was the Greek god of wine, however after a few goblets he became a little confrontational. One day in the forest with goblet in hand, the tipsy Dionysus took insult from a passing mortal that refused to show him respect. The incident provoked his wrath and Dionysus swore revenge on the next mortal that he saw… Along came Amethyst, a beautiful young maiden on her way to pay tribute to the goddess Diana.
Dionysus targeted Amethyst as the object of his revenge, and with the snap of his fingers, he summoned two ferocious tigers to devour the girl. As Dionysus sat back to enjoy the spectacle, Amethyst cried out to her goddess Diana, seeing what was about to happen Diana transformed Amethyst into a glimmering pure white quartz statue protecting her from the ferocious tigers.
