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Aristaeus

deity sky Greek corroborated · 5

Aristaeus was a mortal-born hero elevated to godhood through apotheosis. He received this privilege as a reward for his helpfulness to mankind.

↻ synthesized from 5 sources

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested in Greek mythology.

Relationships

co occurs with
Ah Muzen Cab, Austėja, Bubilas, Colel Cab, Mellona, Cadmus, Cyrene, Cheiron, Peneus, Zeus Icmaeus, Chlidanope, Pelias, Heracles, Psyche, Glaucus, Asclepius, Ariadne, Tithonus, Melissa, Artemis (Diana), Diana, Aphrodite
consort of
Autonoë
parent of
Actaeon
syncretized with
Zeus, Apollo, Dionysus
sibling of
Idmon, Autuchus
student of
Chiron, Muses
child of
Apollo, Cyrene

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (4)
  1. List of deified people in Greek mythology
  2. Bhramari
  3. Actaeon
  4. Cyrene (mythology)
encyclopedia (1)
  1. Aristaeus (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)
    peer reviewed

Source passages

“Heracles, Asclepius and Aristaeus, others through marriage to gods, example: Ariadne, Tithonus and Psyche, and some by luck or pure chance example: Glaucus.”

#26242 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Aristaeus -- Ancient Greek god of bees.”

#30266 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“In Greek mythology, Actaeon (; Ancient Greek: Ἀκταίων Aktaiōn) was the son of the priestly herdsman Aristaeus in Boeotia, and a famous Theban hero.”

#42216 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“The couple had two sons: Aristaeus, the god of beekeeping, and Idmon, the Argonaut seer. Aristaeus was entrusted to Chiron, and Idmon was brought up and educated by Apollo.”

#42504 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“ARISTAEUS, a divinity whose worship was widely spread throughout ancient Greece, but concerning whom the myths are somewhat obscure.”

#44485 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-20b:free