BEES, HONEY AND HEALTH IN ANTIQUITY
<p>In antiquity bees and honey had a very special significance. Honey was indeed considered to drip from heaven as the food of the gods. As an infant Zeus was fed on honey in the cave of Dicte, by bees and the beautiful Melissa, whose name became the Greek word for “bee”. When the anci...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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Stellenbsoch University, Department of Ancient Studies
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Akroterion |
| Online Access: | http://akroterion.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/36 |