Aristaeus

British

/ ˌærɪˈstiːəs /

noun

Greek myth a son of Apollo and Cyrene: protector of herds and fields

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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

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

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 looked throughout the entire countryside for his bees for days, but he could not find a single one.

From Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey

And here to Phoebus she bore Aristaeus whom the Haemonians, rich in corn-land, call "Hunter" and "Shepherd."

From The Argonautica by R. C. (Robert Cooper) Seaton

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