Aristaeus

=God= Aristaeus was the Greek god of shepherds.

Abode
Aristaeus was the god of shepherds, cheese making, bee keeping, honey, honey mead, olive growing, oil milling, medicinal herbs, hunting, and winds that provided relief from from the heat of summer.

Mythology
In some myths, Aristaeus was a mortal demigod who was granted immortality because of everything he had done for manking, such as introducing them to the arts of cheese making, bee keeping, olive growing, and oil milling.

Other Names

 * Aristaios

Gigantomachy
Aristaeus was the only member of the Gigantes who survived the war against the gods. He survived because Gaea hid him in Sicily and turned him into a dung beetle.

Other Names

 * Aristaios