May 26, 2024
In Book IV of Virgil's Georgics, Aristaeus (god of beekeepers) has his bees returned to him after he carefully observes a sacrificial ritual (bugonia). In doing so he is contrasted against Orpheus, who fails to obey instructions and loses his beloved.
tweet / Bees bumbling around the kitchen table - Kurt Jackson / Epstein, S. (2002: 25) / Bugonia - Virgil's Georgics Wiki / Kritsky, G. (2015:1) / YouTube / Bug Like An Angel - Mitski / x
#couldn't stop thinking about bees + sacrifice so made this#its sooooo interesting that cain and cas both take up beekeeping#ik a lot of ppl say its to do with control and order#but they're also both grieving!!#something something loss of the divine#bees are born from death! (in greek/roman mythology)#bees are also associated with humanity#perchance!#web weaving#<- my first ever!#spn#bee spiral#castiel bee motif?