What makes one little red gemstone so powerful that nearly every civilization on Earth believed it possessed supernatural abilities?

Ancient Burmese warriors buried rubies beneath their skin before battle. Hindu kings offered them to Krishna in hopes of becoming emperors. Chinese legends claimed they were dragon's blood. Medieval Europeans believed they warned of danger, healed disease, and protected their owners from evil.

Long before science explained rubies, humanity created stories to explain their magic.

In this episode of Stone[d] Stories, we journey from the legendary ruby mines of Myanmar to the temples of India, through dragons, serpents, warriors, kings, and some of the rarest gemstones ever discovered, uncovering why the ruby became known as The King of Gems.