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In Mycenaean Greek and Minoan myth, the bee was an emblem of Potnia, also referred to as the "Pure Mother Bee". [22] Her priestesses received the name of Melissa , ("bee"). [ 23 ] According to the Neoplatonic philosopher Porphyry , the priestesses of Demeter were also called "Melissae", and Melissa was a name of Artemis. [ 21 ]
Melissa, daughter of the Cretan king Melisseus, who, together with her sister Amalthea, fed Zeus with goats' milk. [8] She may be the same as the above Melissa. Melissa, daughter of Epidamnus and mother of Dyrrhachius by Poseidon. Her father and son gave their name to the town in Illyria which was called Epidamnos and later on Dyrrhachium. [9]
According to Greek mythology, perhaps reflecting Minoan culture, making her the daughter of a Cretan king Melisseus, whose -issos ending is Pre-Greek, [6] Melissa was a nymph who discovered and taught the use of honey and from whom bees were believed to have received their name. [7]
Melisseus is simply another form of Melissus, also a Cretan "honey-man," remembered by later mythographers as a "king of Crete." Fermented honey, an entheogen that was the gift of the Goddess, preceded the knowledge of wine in Aegean culture. These honey-kings consorting with the Goddess will have combined their position of authority with a ...
A source stated that "a week before the day she began filming, King felt stomach pains, then had her appendix rupture. Her agent told the producers that she was unlikely to recover from the operation to remove it for at least ten days." [6] Another actress was cast, but King recovered in time and was able to get the required medical clearance ...
The king and queen of the Netherlands spent the second day of their U.S. tour Tuesday visiting Savannah, Georgia's oldest city that is both a historic gem and a growing powerhouse in global trade.
A media personality who co-founded a conservative political action committee has been appointed to a seat on the Georgia State Election Board, which is responsible for developing election rules ...
Austėja-- Lithuanian goddess of bees. Bubilas-- Lithuanian god of bees. Colel Cab-- Mayan goddess of bees. Melissa-- Ancient Greek/Minoan goddess of bees. Mellona-- Roman goddess of bees. Bee (mythology)