Diamonds Are Forever-a very well framed quote. Women especially, take this very seriously.
But are all diamonds worth it? Some diamonds, like the Hope Diamond or the Koh-i-Noor diamond are said to be carrying a curse along with it and the one who owns it suffers misfortune. Lets take a sneak peak at the story of the Hope Diamond
The Hope Diamond is a lovely blue colored diamond weighing 45.52 carats. It is also called 'Le Bijou de Roi' (The King's Jewel) or 'Le Bleu de France' (The Blue of France). The Hope Diamond, was named after Henry Phillip Hope, one of the diamond's owners.
The diamond is said to have originated from the Kollur mines of Andhra Pradesh state in India. The legend has it that a French traveler named Tavernier on his visit to India, stole this beautiful diamond from the eye of an idol of the Hindu goddess Sita. This led to the curse of the diamond. According to the legend, every single owner of this diamond fell into misfortunes. Travernier had been torn apart by wild dogs on his trip to Russia. This was the first horrible death attributed to this curse. The last owner of the diamond was Harry Winston who donated this diamond to the Smithsonian Natural History Museum of the United States of America. Since then, no signs of the curse have been seen. People say that the curse befalls only men or women possessing it, and not organisations.
How far can this curse be true?
First and the foremost, the stone was supposed to be stolen from an eye, which indicates the presence of another similar stone of the second eye. However, the Hope doesn't seem to have a double and the structure of the diamond before its first cut never seemed to match the shape of an eye. History says that Tavernier had a natural death and was never chased by wild dogs. However, some unlikely deaths did happen during the ownership of this diamond which could have been very much coincidental.
Unfortunately, history always is a mystery and the truth can never be understood with full clarity. The only thing history does it us is that it keeps us thinking. A very intriguing subject, I must say.
But are all diamonds worth it? Some diamonds, like the Hope Diamond or the Koh-i-Noor diamond are said to be carrying a curse along with it and the one who owns it suffers misfortune. Lets take a sneak peak at the story of the Hope Diamond
The Hope Diamond is a lovely blue colored diamond weighing 45.52 carats. It is also called 'Le Bijou de Roi' (The King's Jewel) or 'Le Bleu de France' (The Blue of France). The Hope Diamond, was named after Henry Phillip Hope, one of the diamond's owners.
The diamond is said to have originated from the Kollur mines of Andhra Pradesh state in India. The legend has it that a French traveler named Tavernier on his visit to India, stole this beautiful diamond from the eye of an idol of the Hindu goddess Sita. This led to the curse of the diamond. According to the legend, every single owner of this diamond fell into misfortunes. Travernier had been torn apart by wild dogs on his trip to Russia. This was the first horrible death attributed to this curse. The last owner of the diamond was Harry Winston who donated this diamond to the Smithsonian Natural History Museum of the United States of America. Since then, no signs of the curse have been seen. People say that the curse befalls only men or women possessing it, and not organisations.
How far can this curse be true?
First and the foremost, the stone was supposed to be stolen from an eye, which indicates the presence of another similar stone of the second eye. However, the Hope doesn't seem to have a double and the structure of the diamond before its first cut never seemed to match the shape of an eye. History says that Tavernier had a natural death and was never chased by wild dogs. However, some unlikely deaths did happen during the ownership of this diamond which could have been very much coincidental.
Unfortunately, history always is a mystery and the truth can never be understood with full clarity. The only thing history does it us is that it keeps us thinking. A very intriguing subject, I must say.
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