Mysteries and mysteries of past centuries beckon inquisitive minds of our time and give them generous food for thought. The Ring of Solomon is an ancient artifact that excites the imagination of lovers of mysticism. The story of a magical ornament that gives wisdom, strength and enlightenment to its owner has several interpretations. Until now, there is no consensus among scientists about the appearance and purpose of the ring. There are at least five versions of the legendary artifact. Each of them is unique and may well be authentic.
The legend of the gifts of angels to King Solomon
Great Yahweh (Jehovah) endowed the king with the ability to command demons. Eight divine angels descended to earth and presented the king with a stone that gives power over the element of wind and all spirits. The next stone, presented to the ruler, ruled over all living beings in the water and on land. The third stone was endowed with the power of change: its owner could turn mountains into plains, drain rivers and make the lands fertile. And the last angel brought the fourth stone, which allowed Solomon to become the master of all good and evil spirits in heaven and on earth.
The legendary ruler put four talismans together and encrusted the ring with stones. Since then, it has become the greatest treasure of the wise king. The power of the ring was needed by Shlomo (Solomon) during the construction of the temple of Jehovah (Jerusalem Temple).
The Legend of the Journeyman and the Demon
All the legends about the wisest king of Jerusalem are mostly taken from the Bible, so many of them overlap. However, researchers call the European grimoire one of the very first news about him. This ancient magic book is called "The Testament of Solomon", it also tells the story of the magic ring.
During the construction of the Temple in Jerusalem, King Solomon noticed that one of his youngest and most beloved apprentices was getting gloomier and sadder every day. The ruler asked the young man what kind of trouble had happened to him. It turned out that every evening after the end of the working day, an evil demon comes to him, takes away food and earned money, and also sucks blood from the thumb of his right hand. Then Solomon went to the temple and prayed until the archangel Michael appeared to him, who brought the magic ring. The ring gave the ruler the opportunity to tame all evil spirits. He subjugated seventy-two demons to his will and with their help completed the temple. Then he imprisoned them in a copper amphora, sealed it with the same ring and threw it into the lake.
But the remaining demons told the people about the king's untold riches hidden in the vessel. The amphora was found, and the imprisoned spiritsbroke out. The ring of King Solomon no longer had the same power, and the once powerful king became a game for evil forces.
Solomon's ring: the parable of the king and the wise man
Another version of the legend of the magic ring is the most common and has a romantic connotation.
Being still a young and inexperienced ruler, King Solomon received a gift of a ring that had magical powers. In any difficult period of life, it was worth taking him in hand, as the troubles went away, but the young man did not attach any importance to this.
After a while, his state suffered a terrible crop failure, people were dying of hunger. In dismay, the ruler ordered the merchants to sell all his we alth, and to feed the people with the proceeds. And then he remembered the ring, took it in his hands, and … nothing happened. On its outer side, the ruler saw signs in an ancient language that was familiar to him. The inscription on the ring of King Solomon read: "Everything will pass …"
Decades passed, Solomon became a wise ruler and a happy man. Now he did not part with his talisman. Suddenly, his beloved wife died, and his grief and longing were endless. In desperation, the king took the ring, read the inscription, but it did not calm him down, but angered him even more. The king wanted to throw the ring into the lake, but accidentally noticed new wise words on the inside, “And this will pass …” And so it happened.
In the twilight of his reign, making final preparations before passing into oblivion, Solomon sat and reflected on his life. He took his talisman, readfamous inscriptions and thought about the perishability of being. Another phrase appeared on the edge of the ring, until that day invisible to his gaze - “Nothing passes …”
The legend of King Solomon and the jeweler
One day, King Solomon saw a man fully dressed in golden clothes, and asked a passerby who he was. It was a famous jeweler. The ruler ordered him to make such a ring within three days that would cheer the saddened, and make the too joyful sad.
Not knowing how to make such a ring, the jeweler turned to Rahavam, the son of Solomon, asking for help. Then the wise young man scratched with a nail on the three sides of the ring three letters - zain, gimel and yod. “And this too will pass…” - the king read, twisting the ring, and despite all his power and untold riches, he became sad. And when an evil demon threw it to the ends of the world, Solomon looked at the ring on the way home and became more cheerful.
The legend of King Solomon and the ring that gives peace
Another version of the legend says that Solomon was the wisest ruler, but he was constantly overcome by sudden mood swings. Then the king turned to the wise men of Jerusalem with a request to help him solve this problem. The next day, the chief sage presented the ruler with a ring, on the outside of which there was an inscription: “It will pass …” Solomon constantly wore jewelry, and when he was tormented by experiences, he looked at the words and became calmer. But once this phrase did not produce the usual effect, but angered the sovereign even more. In anger he wantedto throw away the ring, but in time I saw the inscription on the inside: “And this too will pass …” Since then, Solomon's ring has become his talisman and the keeper of his peace of mind.
What did Solomon's ring look like?
Today there are several versions regarding the appearance of the ring. According to one of the most common, it is a thick ring with three inscriptions in the language of the ancient Jews. According to another version - an ordinary ring with three letters scratched in a circle on the outside. Another legend says that the powerful ring of Solomon, the original inscription on which looks like this: גם זה יעבור, looked like an ordinary round ring with notches. In the Testament of Solomon, the artifact is described as an iron ring with a pentagram that does not oxidize when exposed to water.
There is also a version that the magic ring was made of white metal, inlaid with stones on four sides.
Mysterious inscription on Solomon's ring
Muslim legends testify that the power of the ring was in simple truths about the perishability of being. The question of what is written on the ring of Solomon, and whether it is written at all, remains debatable.
Many Arab sources testify that King Suleiman really possessed supernatural power and wisdom thanks to his decoration, but there were no inscriptions on it. It was inlaid with only four magic stones. Jewish sources such as the Talmud,they say that the inscription on the ring was the name of God, which contained the main wisdom of the king.
Magic ring - myth or reality?
Today, many researchers and simply inquisitive people are looking for an answer to the question: Solomon's ring - a parable or an ancient artifact? No one will give a definite answer. After all, according to legend, the jewel is in the tomb of the king, guarded by a two-headed dragon. And whoever finds him will become the ruler of the whole world.
Perhaps archaeologists will be able to solve this mystery, but for now, humanity must remember one of the most ancient truths: "Everything will pass!"
