The manticore is a fierce monster and its name was once a literal translation of “man-eater”. The Roman scholar, Pliny the Elder, described the manticore in his book Naturalis Historia. The original tales of manticores come from Persia and the sub-continent.
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Around the world different cultures have had access to different ranges of stones and as a result birthstone lists can be inconsistent. The following collection looks at four broad categories of birthstones; ayurvedic birthstones (influenced from old Indian tradition), modern birthstones (something of a marketing effort from the American association of jewellers), mystical birthstones (influenced […]
