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Bees in mythology. Gold plaques embossed with winged bee goddesses, perhaps the Thriae or perhaps an older goddess, [a][2] found at Camiros, Rhodes, dated to 7th century BCE (British Museum). Bees have been featured in myth and folklore around the world. Honey and beeswax have been important resources for humans since at least the Mesolithic ...
The ancient legend of Orpheus and Eurydice (Greek: Ὀρφεύς, Εὐρυδίκη, Orpheus, Eurydikē) concerns the fateful love of Orpheus of Thrace for the beautiful Eurydice. Orpheus was the son of Oeagrus and the muse Calliope. It may be a late addition to the Orpheus myths, as the latter cult-title suggests those attached to Persephone.
Aristaeus. Aristaeus (/ ærɪˈstiːəs /; Greek: Ἀρισταῖος Aristaios) was the mythological culture hero credited with the discovery of many rural useful arts and handicrafts, including bee-keeping; [1] he was the son of the huntress Cyrene and Apollo. Aristaeus ("the best") was a cult title in many places: Boeotia, Arcadia, Ceos ...
Eurydice, one of the 50 Nereids, sea- nymph daughters of the ' Old Man of the Sea ' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. [1][2] Eurydice, wife of King Aeolus of Aeolia and mother of his sons, Sisyphus, Salmoneus and Cretheus. [3] She may be identical to Enarete, the daughter of Deïmachus, who was commonly called the mother of these progeny.
Eurydice has a tragic story in mythology: she dies from a poisonous snake bite on her wedding day to Orpheus. She then descends into the Underworld, thus beginning Orpheus' journey of trying to ...
Insects have appeared in mythology around the world from ancient times. Among the insect groups featuring in myths are the bee, fly, butterfly, cicada, dragonfly, praying mantis and scarab beetle. Insect myths may present the origins of a people, or of their skills such as finding honey. Other myths concern the nature of the gods or their ...
Georgics Book III, shepherd with flocks, Roman Virgil. The Georgics (/ ˈdʒɔːrdʒɪks / JOR-jiks; Latin: Georgica [ɡeˈoːrɡɪka]) is a poem by Latin poet Virgil, likely published in 29 BCE. [1] As the name suggests (from the Greek word γεωργικά, geōrgiká, i.e. "agricultural (things)") [2] the subject of the poem is agriculture ...
Eurydice was the Auloniad wife of musician Orpheus, [5][6][7] who loved her dearly; on their wedding day, he played joyful songs as his bride danced through the meadow. One day, Aristaeus saw and pursued Eurydice, who stepped on a viper, was bitten, and died thereafter.