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The tears of Re : beekeeping in ancient Egypt

By Gene , Kritsky

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9780199361397, 0199361398
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6200238 bytes)
Pages
159\159
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
Сельское хозяйство;История сельского хозяйства

Description

According to Egyptian mythology, when the ancient Egyptian sun god Re cried, his tears turned into honey bees upon touching the ground. For this reason, the honey bee was sacrosanct in ancient Egyptian culture. From the art depicting bees on temple walls to the usage of beeswax as a healing ointment, the honey bee was a pervasive cultural motif in ancient Egypt because of its connection to the sun god Re. Gene Kritsky delivers the first book to examine the relationship between the honey bee and ancient Egyptian culture, through the lenses of linguistics, archeology, religion, health, and econo. Read more... Abstract: Entomologist Gene Kritsky presents the first full-length discussion of the ways in which bees were a part of life in ancient Egypt. From the presence of bees in paintings and hieroglyphs in tombs to the use of beeswax in a variety of products, bees had a significant presence in ancient Egyptian culture. Read more...

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