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  2. For a Swarm of Bees - Wikipedia

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    For a Swarm of Bees" is an Anglo-Saxon metrical charm that was intended for use in keeping honey bees from swarming. The text was discovered by John Mitchell Kemble in the 19th century. [ 1 ] The charm is named for its opening words, " wiþ ymbe ", meaning "against (or towards) a swarm of bees".

  3. The Bees (novel) - Wikipedia

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    A further social role is being a member of the "fertility police", who kill infirm or deviant bees. A regular feature of the bees' day is "Devotion", when the Queen's scent permeates the hive, the bees hum the Holy Chord, and the sisters of the hive experience a sense of union with one another and with their Holy Mother the Queen.

  4. Insects in literature - Wikipedia

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    Among the positive qualities, ants and bees represent industry and cooperation from the Book of Proverbs and Aesop's fables to tales by Beatrix Potter. Insects including the dragonfly have symbolised harmony with nature, while the butterfly has represented happiness in springtime in Japanese Haiku , as well as the soul of a person who has died.

  5. Anglo-Saxon metrical charms - Wikipedia

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    This charm is supposed to rid a person of a wen, which is the Old English word for a cyst or skin blemish. A Journey Charm This charm's purpose is to ask God and other various Biblical figures to protect one on his or her journey. For a Swarm of Bees This charm, also known as The Old English Bee Charm, is meant to protect one from a swarm of bees.

  6. List of works based on dreams - Wikipedia

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    In a tweet from July 2024, Drew Daniel of electronic music duo Matmos described a fictional music genre he encountered in a dream entitled "hit em". Recounted to him by a nondescript woman in the dream, the genre is a type of electronic music "with super crunched out sounds" in a 5/4 time signature with a tempo of 212 beats per minute.

  7. Bugonia - Wikipedia

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    A detailed description of the bugonia process can be found in Byzantine Geoponica: [1]. Build a house, ten cubits high, with all the sides of equal dimensions, with one door, and four windows, one on each side; put an ox into it, thirty months old, very fat and fleshy; let a number of young men kill him by beating him violently with clubs, so as to mangle both flesh and bones, but taking care ...

  8. Dreams and visions in Middle-earth - Wikipedia

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    The dream vision or visio is a major literary device in early medieval literature, especially but not only in the genre of visionary literature. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Amy Amendt-Raduege writes that medieval dream visions, such as those of Geoffrey Chaucer , or those in the Chanson de Roland , the Roman de la Rose , and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ...

  9. The Secret Life of Bees (novel) - Wikipedia

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    There are several symbols and motifs in The Secret Life of Bees. One major symbol is the bees and bee-related objects. Bees are a main symbol and motif in the novel. Bees are a symbol of two main things: Guidance and the power of a female community. This is seen in the theme.