Note 162 — Chapter V · DIONYSUS THE MYTHICAL GOD
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We have seen that he is supposed to have been fed on honey by the daughter of Aristæus. Now, like Aristæus, he is regarded as the patron-saint of bees. Aristæus was, of course, also alleged to have taught men to hunt and keep bees, and is said to have been initiated into the mysteries of Dionysus in Thrace.