The name of sapphire comes from the Greek sappheiros, which means "dark blue". Despite its name expressing only one out of its numerous colors, the color palette of the sapphire strikes ones imagination by its variety: blue-purple, green, yellow, clear, orange and pink-orange. Sapphires were often used during various historical eras for decorating the crowns of royals. The sapphire is considered to be the symbol of power, obedience, fidelity, chastity, and in the medieval times, it was called the "Stone of Bishop" and believed to be a stone of higher spiritual values.
Apart from that, sapphire was believed to be capable of alleviating pain, averting conflicts, and giving eternal life to its owners.
