ἐκ Χάεος δ' Ἔρεβός τε μέλαινά τε Νὺξ ἐγένοντο... (Hesiod's Theogony 123) → From Chasm, Erebos and black Night came to be...
Ar. and P. λίθος, ὁ or ἡ, P. λιθίδιον, τό. See Plato, Phaedo, 110D-E for reference to gems. See also jewel.
Use P. and V. ποικίλλειν.