you tell the story of pearls The Buddha called love, it drops of honey on the edge of the razor?? Sweet stuff if you can get. I is a paradox that could apply to this quest through history to arguably the most popular of all gems? Pearl.
In ancient times, pearls were considered gifts of the gods, transformed from the drops of dew. Throughout history, they have captured the imagination like no other gem. Their beauty is celebrated in the ancient texts, the kingdoms were staked their prestige and empires obsessed with their looks unusual.
In this section, we invite you to immerse yourself in pearls - the legends and myths, their place in the extraordinary history and ethereal appeal - an appeal that remains as powerful today as it was when divers first Pearl risk dangers of depth.
Pearls in Ancient History
Pearls have been treasured for thousands of years. Their mysterious beauty is offset by the mystery of their origin in ancient times. Like pearls have been negotiated by the trade routes of the ancient world lost in the mists of time, the origins of some of the largest pearls in history remains uncertain. What is certain, however, is that most prized of all pearls are pearls ocean.
Unlike freshwater pearls, ocean (saltwater) pearls are the properties of the sea, which preserve their beauty for generations. Freshwater pearls tend to become chalky or milky in a relatively short period. And unlike their freshwater cousins, ocean pearls are prized for their regular shape and bigger size. But the factor that made the history of ocean pearls most popular of all is their rarity. Early Pearl Fishers risked many dangers of deep diving for precious stones.
Today, wars can not be conducted on beds of pearls, but also in ancient times, divers still face the perils of the deep in search of the perfect pearl.
Throughout history, the rare and ethereal beauty of pearls has given rise to many myths and legends. In ancient times, Indians, the beads were created by a divine power that has transformed the drops of dew. In Persian mythology, pearls are created from the tears of the gods, while another name is Persian pearls are children of light? venerating the pearl as a gift from the gods. The Chinese believed that pearls were created by the power of the moon.
As trade routes opened by the land where pearls origin, the ancient legends also spread throughout the world. The Greeks adopted the legends of the East, believing that pearls were created from the dew of the moon captured by oysters swimming in the sea surface by night. They also believed that lightning the night would create a pearl. The Greeks and Romans later attributed to the goddess of love - Aphrodite and Venus - with the creation of the pearl.
In China, where pearl oysters were collected from thousands of years in freshwater rivers and coasts in the south, the character of "pearl" appears for the first time in a dictionary written in 1000 BC.
The Old Testament of the Bible, the Talmud, the Koran and the Indian epic the Mahabharata all praise of the perfect purity and beauty of pearls.
Since ancient times, three regions Pearl of the Orient have been renowned for their fertility
- The Gulf of Mannar (between Ceylon and South India
- The Persian Gulf
- The Red Sea
The Gulf of Mannar
The pearl beds of the Gulf of Mannar are mentioned in written documents from the 6th century BC. For centuries, the royal houses and warlords from India, Persia and Arabia fought to rule on the beds of pearls and their Prestigio.
Posted on March 7, 2010.
