The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and FolkloreCourier Corporation, 2012 M04 20 - 336 páginas No creature has provided man with so much wholesome food as the honey bee. Equally impressive is the number of beliefs and superstitions the industrious insect has inspired. Its honey, which was known to the ancient Greeks as the “food of the Gods,” played an important role in early religious rites and was also mentioned in the folklore of many peoples. Hilda Ransome's well-documented and copiously illustrated study of bees focuses on this valuable byproduct of nature and its creator — the "sacred" bee. Chapters cover the folklore of bees and bee culture — from Egyptian, Babylonian, Chinese, Hittite, and other ancient sources as well as practices in modern England, France, and Central Europe. Thirty-five plates of rare black-and-white illustrations depict bees, hives, and beekeepers as they appear in ancient paintings and sculpture, on coins, jewelry, and Mayan glyphs; and carved into African tree trunks. Folk stories from Finland and the bee in America are also described. Hailed by The New York Times as possessing an "oddity, beauty, and broad scholarly interest," this unusual book will attract a wide audience — nature lovers and folklore enthusiasts included. |
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... FLOWER 44 ( F. Creuzer : Symbolik , Pl . IV , Fig . 23A . ) 6 . SIVA , AS TRIANGLE AND BEE 45 ( F. Creuzer : Symbolik , Pl . 11 , Fig . 12. ) 7. KAMA , THE INDIAN GOD OF LOVE SUPPORTED BY A BEE 8 . ( F. Creuzer : Symbolik , Pl . xIx ...
... FLOWER 44 ( F. Creuzer : Symbolik , Pl . IV , Fig . 23A . ) 6 . SIVA , AS TRIANGLE AND BEE 45 ( F. Creuzer : Symbolik , Pl . 11 , Fig . 12. ) 7. KAMA , THE INDIAN GOD OF LOVE SUPPORTED BY A BEE 8 . ( F. Creuzer : Symbolik , Pl . xIx ...
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... flowering plants , as our beekeepers take the hives to the heather when the ordinary honey flow is over . However , in 1914-15 a number of papyri were found which belonged to Zenon , a Greek official who lived at Philadelphia in the ...
... flowering plants , as our beekeepers take the hives to the heather when the ordinary honey flow is over . However , in 1914-15 a number of papyri were found which belonged to Zenon , a Greek official who lived at Philadelphia in the ...
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... flowers there were over , the rafts were moved a few miles farther down . Thus they passed through the whole of Egypt , arriving at Cairo at the beginning of February , where the produce of the expedition was sold . The removal of hives ...
... flowers there were over , the rafts were moved a few miles farther down . Thus they passed through the whole of Egypt , arriving at Cairo at the beginning of February , where the produce of the expedition was sold . The removal of hives ...
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... flowers and trees of every kind and wax and honey come into being.2 The Sun - god Ra was in the creation myths of the Egyptians the framer of the earth and sea , and the god who caused the Nile flood . His right eye was the sun , his ...
... flowers and trees of every kind and wax and honey come into being.2 The Sun - god Ra was in the creation myths of the Egyptians the framer of the earth and sea , and the god who caused the Nile flood . His right eye was the sun , his ...
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... flowers and trees abounded and where bees prospered . Some have thought that the saying of Isaiah ( Isa . vii . 8 ) , The Lord will hiss for the fly that is in uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt , and for the bee that is in the land ...
... flowers and trees abounded and where bees prospered . Some have thought that the saying of Isaiah ( Isa . vii . 8 ) , The Lord will hiss for the fly that is in uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt , and for the bee that is in the land ...
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