10- What gem named for a Greek word meaning “not intoxicating” was once thought to prevent drunkeness?

10- What gem named for a Greek word meaning “not intoxicating” was once thought to prevent drunkeness?
A- Opal
B- Sapphire
C- Amethyst
D- Topez

C- Amethyst

Amethyst (SiO2) is a violet or purple variety of quartz often used as an ornament. The name comes from the Greek a (not) and methuskein (“to intoxicate”), a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness; the ancient Greeks and Romans wore amethyst and made drinking vessels of it in the belief that it would prevent intoxication.

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