09-08-2010, 04:06 PM
Quote:The cult of Artemis in Ephesos was not of the "huntress" but a surviving cult of the "mother goddess".
The life giving bee was an appropriate symbol.
I've read that a likely explanation for the "breasts" on statues of Artemis of Ephesus is that they are stylized honeybee hives. Unlike modern hives, the ancient hives were dome-shaped. Sort of a land of "milk and honey" thing.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"