| Aquamarine |
Gems
In addition to protecting sailors from drowning, nightmares, and seasickness, aquamarine is associated with many other legends involving water. No wonder, since the word
aquamarine literally means "ocean water." Ancient sailors believed that the fish-like lower portion of mermaids' bodies were made of aquamarine. Healers and medicine men in
various cultures have thought that water touched by aquamarine could heal ailments of the eyes and lungs.
