MIDNITEBEE wrote:
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> > http://www.cybertours.com/~midnitebee/
> >
> > Kathleen:Thanks for signing guest book. I have the following info for
> you.
> >                 ARISTAEUS,in GREEK mythology,son of the god Apollo and
> the
> > nymph Cyrene. He was worshipped as the protecor of hunters,herdsmen,and
> > flocks and as the inventor of beekeeping and olive culture.When Aristaeus
> > tried to seduce Eurydice,the wife of the celebrated musician Orpheus,she
> > fled from him and received a fatal snake bite.The nymphs punished him by
> > causing all of his bees to die;but he appeased the nymphs with a
> sacrifice
> > of cattle,from whose carcasses emerged new swarms of bees.He was widely
> > honored as a beneficient god and was often represented as a youthful
> > sheperd carrying a lamb.
> >               The only one close to a goddess I found was MELLONA, a
> Roman
> > divinity who protects the bees.  Her name was derived from "mel" (honey).
> >
I know the name Melissa is Greek For Honey bee, that is why my daughter
got the name. Deborah is Hebrew for Bee.
 
Deb