Aristaeus
Britishnoun
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Then he told Aristaeus to sacrifice to the gods and leave the carcasses of the animals in the place of sacrifice.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Again Aristaeus did as he was bid, and on the ninth day he found a marvel, a great swarm of bees in one of the carcasses.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Aristaeus must seize him and chain him, a very difficult task, as Menelaus on his way home from Troy found.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Aristaeus, having lost his bees 'by disease and hunger,' is commanded by the nymph Cyrene, his mother, to obtain from the sea-god Proteus the reason for this manifestation of divine displeasure.
From Readings from Latin Verse With Notes by Bushnell, Curtis C.
Seeing Aristaeus, she returned and told his mother, who ordered that he be brought down to her.
From Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls by Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin
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