Aristaeus

Also known as: Hunter / Shepherd · Role: son of Apollo and Cyrene · First appears: Book II 5

Life events

• Cyrene bears Aristaeus to Apollo.(Book II 5 · 📍 Libya)
  • With: Apollo Cyrene
  • “And here to Phoebus she bore Aristaeus whom the Haemonians, rich in corn-land, call ‘Hunter’ and ‘Shepherd’.”
• Apollo brings the infant Aristaeus to Cheiron for nurturing.(Book II 5 · 📍 the cave of Cheiron)
  • With: Apollo Cheiron
  • “and his son he brought while still an infant to be nurtured in the cave of Cheiron.”
• Apollo summons Aristaeus to ward off pestilence, sending him from Phthia to Ceos.(Book II 5 · 📍 Ceos)
  • With: Apollo
  • “then by the injunction of the Far-Darter they summoned Aristaeus to ward off the pestilence. And by his father’s command he left Phthia and made his home in Ceos”

Book II 5

• parent: Cyrene “And here to Phoebus she bore Aristaeus whom the Haemonians, rich in corn-land, call ‘Hunter’ and ‘Shepherd’.”
• parent: Apollo “And here to Phoebus she bore Aristaeus whom the Haemonians, rich in corn-land, call ‘Hunter’ and ‘Shepherd’.”
• guardian: Cheiron “and his son he brought while still an infant to be nurtured in the cave of Cheiron.”
• mentor: Apollo “But when from heaven Sirius scorched the Minoan Isles, and for long there was no respite for the inhabitants, then by the injunction of the Far-Darter they summoned Aristaeus to ward off the pestilence.”

Book IV 9

• child: Macris “the sacred cave, where once dwelt Macris, the daughter of Aristaeus, lord of honey”

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Extracted from the original text of The Argonautica. Made with Rho MD.