What Is the Meaning of Gold?

The idea of gold in some way symbolizing purity or or harmony or permanence, is not just because it looks pretty. You know that it it doesn't tarnish and lose its lustre the way other metals do. And you you see various symbolism olve too. In greek mythology, zeus himself becomes a shower of gold in order to impregnate a mortal. Which is especially telling when you think of gold sheets and foil.