References to Turquoise in Ancient and Modern Myths and Legends.
The ancient mythology beliefs, crystal mythology, and references to crystals, minerals, metals, semi-precious stones and rocks in Greek, Roman, Native American, and Egyptian Mythology are many. There are also Mineral Legends, mining folklore, heroes in mining, myths about jewelry, stories of buried treasure, Vedic Myths, and more. We have gathered the best legends, mythological references and rock folklore in this section of JewelrySupplier.com.
Egyptian
Hathor,
of the House of Horace was a woman with the ears of a cow. She was also
the goddess of the desert and the Sinai turquoise mines.
Xiuhcoatl (the Turquoise Serpent ) was the burning weapon used by Huitzilopochtli
(the Sun God)
to kill his older sister Coyolxauhqui, who was attempting to murder their
mother as the Sun God was being born.
Navajo
Estsanatlehi was the turquoise-sky goddess in Navajo mythology.
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