Aristaeus

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Aristaeus is a minor Greek god associated with agriculture, beekeeping, and pastoral pursuits, often revered as a culture hero who taught humans various rural arts.


Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek god
culture hero
minor deity
associatedWith agriculture
beekeeping
pastoral pursuits
rural arts
birthplace Libya
child Actaeon
Macris
connectedToMyth anger of Orpheus
death of Eurydice
plague of bees
culture Ancient Greek religion
deifiedAs agricultural benefactor
domain cattle
flocks
fruit trees
honey
olive trees
vines
epithet lord of bees
the rustic god
father Apollo
grandfather Pineios River
surface form: "Peneus"
grandmother Thessaly nymph (variously named)
mother Cyrene
mythologicalEvent myth of Orpheus and Eurydice
surface form: "pursuit of Eurydice"
parent Actaeon
Macris
performedRitual sacrifice of cattle to restore bees
raisedBy The Three Graces
surface form: "Charites"

the Muses
surface form: "Muses"

nymphs
role protector of beekeepers
protector of shepherds
teacher of rural skills
source Argonautica
surface form: "Apollonius of Rhodes' Argonautica"

Pindar's odes
surface form: "Pindar's Pythian Odes"

Georgics
surface form: "Virgil's Georgics"
spouse Autonoë
symbol beehive
olive branch
shepherd's staff
taught beekeeping to humans
cheesemaking
hunting practices
olive cultivation
vine cultivation
worshipPlace Boeotia
Ceos
Cyrene
Sicily

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apollo child Aristaeus