Editing Aristaeus (section)

==Patronage==
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Thanks to a vast [[family tree]] and connections, Aristaeus is a/the [[patron]] [[Tutelary deity|god and protector]] of a wide array of [[Pastoral|rustic]] and [[rural]] [[Rural crafts|arts, crafts, skills, practices and traditions]] ([[handicrafts]])—often associated with [[smallholding]]s—some of which is overlapped with his many relatives:
* From his father, Apollo, the wise Centaur, [[Chiron]] and from his aunts, the [[Muses]], Aristaeus learned the arts of prophecy, healing and [[herblore]] (similarly like his half-brother, [[Asclepius]]).{{cn|date=October 2024}}  
* From his aunt, [[Artemis]] and from his mother, Cyrene (who was also a companion of his aunt, Artemis, either as a nymph or as [[Apotheosis|a mortal princess-turned-nymph]]), Aristaeus learned how to track, hunt and trap animals, and how to [[Field dressing (hunting)|dress]] and prepare their meat ([[Butchering]]) and skins ([[Leather making]]), as well as the use of [[Net (device)|net]]s and [[trapping|traps]] in hunting.{{cn|date=October 2024}}
* From the [[Myrtaceae|Myrtle]]-[[nymph]]s (being, either [[Dryad]]s or [[Oread]]s)—or the [[Thriae]]—who raised him on Apollo's behalf, Aristaeus learned other useful arts and mysteries, such as [[dairying]]; how to prepare milk for [[cream]], [[butter]], [[oxygala]] (similar to [[Yogurt#History|yogurt]]) and [[cheese]]([[cheesemaking|making]]); how to keep [[chicken]]s for their [[Egg as food#History|eggs]]; how to tame the Goddess's [[Bee (mythology)|bee]]s and [[Bee-keeping|keep them in hives]] (the bees either belonging to the Myrtle nymphs themselves or the [[Thriae]]), to harness supplies of [[honey]] and [[beeswax]], etc.;<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The Internet Classics Archive {{!}} The Georgics by Virgil |url=https://classics.mit.edu/Virgil/georgics.4.iv.html |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=classics.mit.edu}}</ref> how to tame and cultivate the wild [[oleaster]] in order to make it bear [[olive]]s and how to process them into [[olive oil]] (like his aunt, [[Athena]]); as such, Aristaeus is a protector of olive trees, of olive [[orchard]]s/[[plantation]]s, olive [[Agriculture|cultivation]] and of olive oil presses (whereas Athena is the goddess of olives, of olive oil and of olive-oil-making).{{cn|date=October 2024}}
* Like his father, Apollo, his mother, Cyrene (a huntress and a shepherdess), his uncle, [[Hermes]], and his cousin(?), [[Pan (god)|Pan]], Aristaeus is also a patron god and a protector of [[shepherd]]s/[[herder]]s and of [[herding]], patron of the art of [[Sheep shearing]], as well as the patron god of [[pastoralism]]; of the [[cattle]] and their herds and flocks, and protector of [[pasture]]s.{{cn|date=October 2024}}
* From his uncle, [[Dionysus]], Aristaeus learned the processes of how to produce [[alcoholic beverage]]s, such as [[wine]], [[ale]], [[beer]], [[kykeon]], [[mead]], [[kumis]], [[absinthe]], etc. (although an alternate account states that ''he'' was the one who taught Dionysus, having served as a surrogate father to him on the island of [[Euboia]], as opposed to Dionysus learning about winemaking from the wise old [[Satyr]], [[Silenus]]); as such, Aristaeus is worshipped as a protector of [[grapevine]]s, [[vineyard]]s, [[winepress]]es and of [[viticulture]], while Dionysus is the god of wine & wine-making, parties, feasts, banquets & festivals, and of the state of [[Substance intoxication|intoxication]]/[[religious ecstasy]] (not to be confused with [[Pasithea]]).{{cn|date=October 2024}}
* From his great-aunt, [[Demeter]], Aristaeus learned the skills of the various branches of [[agriculture]] ([[grain]]-growing), [[horticulture]], [[fungiculture]] and [[animal husbandry]]; as such, Aristaeus was also a protector of [[gardens]], [[farms]], fields and [[orchards]], etc.  Some versions also credit Demeter with teaching Aristaeus leather-making, instead of his mother, Cyrene, and his aunt, Artemis.{{cn|date=October 2024}}
* Aristaeus--along with [[Horae#First triad|Carpo of the ''Horae'']] and [[Karpos]] (son of [[Zephyrus|Zephyrus/Favonius]] and [[Chloris (nymph)|Chloris]]/[[Flora (mythology)|Flora]])--is also a patron god of [[fruit]] trees ([[Fruticulture]]) & [[vegetable]] plants ([[Olericulture]]), [[herbs]] & [[spices]] (herbiculture), edible flowers (floriculture) and [[Edible mushroom|fungi]] ([[Fungiculture]]), and a patron god of the arts [[foraging]], [[hunting]] & [[fishing]], [[husbandry]] & agriculture, and of the arts of [[food preservation]] ([[Fermentation in food processing|fermenting]], [[pickling]], [[brining]], [[Curing (food preservation)|curing]], [[Smoking (cooking)|smoking]] and [[Food drying|drying]] of foodstuffs), and [[condiments]] (like [[Garum]]).{{cn|date=October 2024}}
* From his great-aunt, [[Hestia]], Aristaeus learned the [[List of cooking techniques|various skills]] of [[cooking]] and [[baking]], making Aristaeus a protector of [[Quern-stone]]s & [[Gristmill]]s, [[Watermill]]s, and of [[Oven#Cooking|Ovens]], such as [[Clay oven|clay-built]] [[bread]] ovens, etc.{{cn|date=October 2024}}
* From his great-uncle, [[Poseidon]], Aristaeus learned the skills of [[fishing]] and [[spearfishing]], with [[fishing net]]s and [[fish hook]]s, etc.{{cn|date=October 2024}}
* From his aunt, [[Athena]] (also), Aristaeus learned the skills to weave, [[carding|card]] and [[hand spinning|hand-spin]] [[fibres]] into [[wool]], [[Thread (yarn)|thread]], etc., making him the patron of [[ropemaking]], [[Net (device)|net-making]], [[basket weaving]] (see also, [[Wattle (construction)]] and [[Wattle and daub]]), and working clay and glass (also learned from Hephaestus).{{cn|date=October 2024}}
* From his uncle, [[Hephaestus]], Aristaeus learned the ways of working with metal ([[mining]], [[blacksmith]]ing and [[metalworking]], etc.), stone ([[quarrying]] and [[stonemasonry]], etc.), clay ([[pottery]], [[ceramics]] and other [[plastic arts]], also learned from Athena), [[Hellenistic glass|glass]] and wood ([[woodworking]], etc.), making Aristaeus a patron god and protector of clay [[Kiln]]s, [[Masonry oven]]s and [[Charcoal pile]]s, etc.{{cn|date=October 2024}}
* In [[Ceos]], Aristaeus is also a god of the [[Etesian]] winds (without being mistaken for [[Boreas (god)|Boreas]] or his [[Anemoi|brothers]]), which provided some respite from the intense heat of their scorching, [[drought]]-causing midsummers weather/climate.<ref name=":1" />