Which country found the first magnet?

Question

Which country found the first magnet?

Answer 1

In early Rome or Greece (I can't remember which) a shepherd named Magnes was standing on a rocky outcrop when he noticed the iron bottom of his crook was attracted to the rocks. The rocks were named magnetite after him and magnets were named after that.

Answer 2

America

Answer 3

Greece 500 B.C    

Answer 4

Either the Chinese or the Vikings first discovered magetite and used it to find north/south.