Divine Beings: Aristaeus

Title : Aristaeus, the god of agriculture.

Description : Aristaeus travelled a lot. In one of his travels, the myth has Aristaeus chasing Eurydice (wife of Orpheus) when she was bitten by a serpent and died. Kept responsible for her death, Aristaeus was punished. Aristaeus’ bees became unhealthy and began to die. Aristaeus went to the fountain Arethusa and was advised to establish altars, sacrifice cattle and leave their carcasses. As Aristaeus duly made these sacrifices, new healthy swarms of bees rose from the carcasses…

Dimensions: 2048 x 2048 300 dpi