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(Medieval legend) Batrachite, gemstones that were supposedly found in frogs, to which ancient physicians and naturalists attributed the virtue of resisting poison. (Medieval legend) Draconite, a mythical gemstone taken from the head of a dragon and believed to have magical properties.
Ragnarok Online: CIS countries North America 2D/3D [9] Fantasy, mythology (Norse/mixed) Freemium/Pay-to-play (Depending on the server) 2002 2018 (Europe) 2021 (MSP) Steam Servers shut down in most of Europe 2018, excluding CIS countries. [10] Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines (MSP) server closed 2021. [11] Ragnarok Online 2: CIS countries North ...
Peridot is one of the few gemstones that occur in only one color: an olive-green. The intensity and tint of the green, however, depends on the percentage of iron in the crystal structure, so the color of individual peridot gems can vary from yellow, to olive, to brownish-green. In rare cases, peridot may have a medium-dark toned, pure green ...
Lyngurium or Ligurium is the name of a mythical gemstone believed to be formed of the solidified urine of the lynx (the best ones coming from wild males). It was included in classical and "almost every medieval lapidary " [ 1 ] or book of gems until it gradually disappeared from view in the 17th century.
The Infinity Stones are fictional items in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise, based on the Infinity Gems of the Marvel Comics.As expounded across several interwoven MCU multimedia titles, the six Infinity Stones are reputed to embody and control essential aspects of existence—Space, Mind, Reality, Power, Time, and Soul—thereby making them critical artifacts in the MCU and ...
The north portal of the 12th-century Urnes stave church has been interpreted as containing depictions of snakes and dragons that represent Ragnarök. [1]In Norse mythology, Ragnarök (/ ˈ r æ ɡ n ə r ɒ k / ⓘ RAG-nə-rok or / ˈ r ɑː ɡ-/ RAHG-; [2] [3] [4] Old Norse: Ragnarǫk [ˈrɑɣnɑˌrɒk]) is a foretold series of impending events, including a great battle in which numerous ...
A clear variety found in Brazil and Sri-Lanka can be cut into a gemstone. [11] Faceted andalusite stones give a play of red, green, and yellow colors that resembles a muted form of iridescence , although the colors are actually the result of unusually strong pleochroism .
The name langgan has undergone remarkable semantic change.The first references to langgan are found in Chinese classics from the Warring States period (475-221 BCE) and Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE), which describe it as a valuable gemstone and mineral drug, as well as the mythological fruit of the langgan tree of immortality on Kunlun Mountain.