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Aristaeus (/ ær ɪ ˈ s t iː ə s /; Ancient 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.
In Greek mythology, Autonoë (/ ɔː ˈ t ɒ n oʊ. iː /; Ancient Greek: Αὐτονόη) was a Theban princess as the eldest daughter of Cadmus, founder of Thebes in Boeotia, and the goddess Harmonia. [1] She was the wife of Aristaeus and mother of Actaeon [2] and possibly Macris. [3]
Greek name English name Description The Twelve Titans Κοῖος (Koîos) Coeus: God of intellect and the axis of heaven around which the constellations revolved. Κρεῖος (Kreîos) Crius: The least individualized of the Twelve Titans, he is the father of Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses. Implied to be the god of constellations. Κρόνος ...
In Greek mythology Aristaeus (/ ær ɪ ˈ s t iː ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἀρισταῖος, romanized: Aristaîos, lit. 'most excellent') is one of the Giants, the earth-born children of Gaia. The Sicilian Aristaeus took part in the battle against the Olympian gods, and he had the distinction of being the sole survivor of that battle.
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Helios, offended, turned the girl into a doe. Aristaeus: Dung beetle: Unclear (Gaia?) Aristaeus was one of the Giants that attacked the gods during the Gigantomachy, and apparently was the only one among them that survived the battle. He was changed into a beetle in his homeland, Mount Aetna. Ascalabus: Gecko: Demeter
Actaeon (/ æ k ˈ t iː ə n /; Ancient Greek: Ἀκταίων Aktaiōn), [1] in Greek mythology, was the son of the priestly herdsman Aristaeus and Autonoe in Boeotia, and a famous Theban hero. Through his mother he was a member of the ruling House of Cadmus. Like Achilles, in a later generation, he was trained by the centaur Chiron.
Eurydice, for whom Orpheus traveled into dark Hades, was an Auloniad, and it was in the valley of the Thessalian river Pineios where she met her death, indirectly, at the hands of Aristaeus, son of the god Apollo and the nymph Cyrene. It was Aristaeus's wish to ravish Eurydice and either disgust or fear compelled her to run away from him ...