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His description was similar to Bouzyges, who is often depicted bearded, nude and holding a plough and a cattle prod. [2] Some scholars note the close connection of these two with agriculture. Bouzyges was the hero considered the founder of agriculture and his name meant "yoker of oxen" while Echetlus' meant "he of the plough-handle". [3]
Their use in Ancient Greek agriculture was described by Hesiod. [6] In northern Europe the single-handled crook ard was favored, consisting of a stilt inserted into a pole with a crook-shaft, i.e., the pole had a curved shape and had a natural crook tip that served as a share.
Due to the language used about Athena loving Myrmex, some have taken it to mean that the myth has homosexual undertones. [ 6 ] [ 11 ] Robert Graves theorized that Myrmex could be the name of some ancient Northern Greek mother-goddess who did invent the plough, and archaeology supports a claim for indigenous European invention.
A plough or plow (both pronounced / p l aʊ /) is a farm tool for loosening or turning the soil before sowing seed or planting. [1] Ploughs were traditionally drawn by oxen and horses but modern ploughs are drawn by tractors. A plough may have a wooden, iron or steel frame with a blade attached to cut and loosen the soil.
Myrmex (Ancient Greek: Μύρμηξ, Múrmēx, "Ant") may refer to the following figures in Greek mythology: Myrmex, an Attic maiden who was beloved by Athena for her chastity and intelligence. When the goddess had invented the plough, the girl boastfully pretended to have made the discovery herself, whereupon she was metamorphosed into an ant. [1]
Arura (Ancient Greek: ἄρουρα, romanized: aroura) is a Homeric Greek [1] word with original meaning "arable land", derived from the verb ἀρόω (aroō), "plough". [2] The word was also used generally for earth, land and father-land and in plural to describe corn-lands and fields. [3]
Philomelus (/ ˌ f ɪ l ə ˈ m iː l ə s /; Greek: Φιλόμηλος, romanized: Philómēlos), Philomêlos or Philomenus / f ɪ ˈ l ɒ m ɪ n ə s / was a minor Greek demi-god, patron of husbandry, tillage/ploughing and agriculture. His name means 'friend of ease' from philos and mêlos.
The Greek-language inscriptions and epigraphy are a major source for understanding of the society, language and history of ancient Greece and other Greek-speaking or Greek-controlled areas. [1] [2] Greek inscriptions may occur on stone slabs, pottery ostraca, ornaments, and range from simple names to full texts. [3] [4]