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Meeting the Melissae - The Ancient Greek Bee Priestesses of Demeter (Paperback)
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Meeting the Melissae - The Ancient Greek Bee Priestesses of Demeter (Paperback)
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The Eleusinian Mysteries were the most prestigious initiation of
the ancient world. The ritual’s secrets were protected by death
vows and have been speculated about for more than 4,000 years. The
nine-day festival was run by a group of women called Melissae, or
“bees”: married women, second only in rank to the Priestess of
Athena Polias, who presided over Athens. They amassed incredible
wealth, fame, and political status. Temple accounts from the period
reveal that it was the priestesses’ money that paid for Greece's
glorious architecture. Fees were earned for sacrifices and granting
access to divinity. In return, the priestess made Greece a
magnificent place to live. Oracles, diviners, soul midwives and
creatrixes of innumerable festivals, these women ensured that the
city-state kept favour with the goddess. They achieved that by
emulating the ways of the world’s most successful matriarchal
community, a bee colony. Herbal textbooks speak of a relationship
between these women and the Lemon Balm herb (Melissa officinalis).
Journey into the past and into the enchanting dreamscape of the
hive with aromatherapist Elizabeth Ashley. A delightful odyssey for
anyone interested in herbal wisdom, ancient Greek history, female
empowerment, and humankind’s greatest allies, the bees.
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