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.
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- 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
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- Aristaeus Bosio Louvre LL51.jpg
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- Aristaeus
- name in native language
- Αρισταίος
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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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