Odd Notions about Bees. 159 
born she gave him to the care of the 
Curetes,—a Cretan tribe who were very 
true to their charge. 
They used to dance about the young 
god and drown his cries by rattling bronze 
weapons, so that Saturn might not hear 
and so find the royal infant. Jupiter was 
fed upon milk and honey by the goat 
Amalthea and the bees. This is the y 
end of the story, so far as beeszshe'g 
are concerned, but perhaps you Zax 7} 
will be glad to know that when gees 
Jupiter grew up he married Metis, ys 
whom we would call Prudence, and “4 
she administered a draught to Father 
Saturn, which caused him to disgorge all his 
children. Then Jupiter and his disgorged 
brothers, Neptune and Pluto, made true 
the words of the oracle by dethroning their 
very unfatherly’ father, and dividing his 
kingdom among them. Jupiter took the 
heavens for his portion, as you know, 
while Neptune took the sea, and Pluto 
