Rutile quartz

Many people called rutile quartz “hair of the angels” after the ethereal shimmer of its strands. Other groups attached it to specific goddesses. For example, Ancient Greeks called rutile strands “the hair of Venus'' or “the hair of Aphrodite” in honor of their goddess of beauty and love. During the Middle Ages, Vikings believed rutile came from Freyja, their “lady sovereign.” Freyja is one of the central goddesses in Norse mythology. She’s similar to Venus in her affiliation with beauty, love, and the finer things in life.According to ancient mythology, if any part of a god or goddess was detached, it wouldn’t die. Instead, it would be preserved by either magically transforming or being transformed by other mythical creatures. In the case of rutilated quartz, some legends claim that golden strands of a goddess’s hair fell from her head, and mythical creatures preserved them inside a quartz stone.