Aristaeus
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Aristaeus (; ) was the mythological culture hero credited with the discovery of many rural useful arts and handicrafts, including beekeeping. He was the son of the huntress Cyrene and Apollo.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Aristaeus
- Deity.image
- Aristaeus Bosio Louvre LL51.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Aristaeus by François Joseph Bosio (1768–1845), (Musée du Louvre)
- Deity.abode
- Libya
- Deity.consort
- Autonoë
- Deity.parents
- Apollo and Cyrene
- Deity.children
- Actaeon and Macris
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Spouse
- Autonoë
- Child
- Macris
- Father
- Apollo
- Mother
- Cyrene
- Image
- Aristaeus Bosio Louvre LL51.jpg
- Said to be same as
- Veteris
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- Commons category
- Aristaeus
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- present in work
- Georgics
- name in native language
- Αρισταίος
- worshipped by
- Ancient Greek religion
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Pindar's account
- Patronage
- Issue
- Aristaeus in Ceos
- Aristaeus and the bees
- "Aristaeus" as a name
- See also
- References
Aristaeus (; ) was the mythological culture hero credited with the discovery of many rural useful arts and handicrafts, including beekeeping. He was the son of the huntress Cyrene and Apollo.
Aristaeus ("the best") was a cult title in many places: Boeotia, Arcadia, Ceos, Sicily, Sardinia, Thessaly, and Macedonia; consequently a set of "travels" was imposed, connecting his epiphanies in order to account for these widespread manifestations.
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