Austėja is a Lithuanian deity of bees and friendship. The word bičiuliai, best friends, comes from the word for bee, and šeimas = both a hive and a human family. Lithuanian uses different words for the death of animals and humans, but uses the human one for bees. Illustration: Q. Cassetti (Elizabeth Quarrier Eddy Cassetti): The Hive From SIA @raenbowgirl #PathOfPollen #FollowTheHoney #Melissae #BeeWhisperer #LifeAndDeath #BirthAndLife #BeeGoddess #LiminalSpaces #Spirituality #BeeTender #Beekeeper #BeekeepersUnited #Goddess #AncientWisdom #Apis #Bees #ApisMellifera #EsotericArt https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt9aPbpHKmR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1reznfhc11pel











