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Mellona or Mellonia was an ancient Roman goddess said by St. Augustine to promote the supply of honey (Latin ''mel, mellis''), as Pomona did for apples and Bubona for cattle.〔Augustine, ''De civitate Dei'' 4.34; Hendrik Wagenvoort, "Diva Angerona," in ''Pietas: Selected Studies in Roman Religion'' (Brill, 1980), p. 22.〕 Arnobius describes her as "a goddess important and powerful regarding bees, taking care of and protecting the sweetness of honey."〔Arnobius, ''Adversus Nationes'', IV. 7 ''(Mellonia dea est pollens potensque in apibus, mellis curans custodiensque dulcedinem)'' and 8.〕 W.H. Roscher includes Mellona among the ''indigitamenta'', the list of deities maintained by Roman priests to assure that the correct divinity was invoked for rituals.〔W.H. Roscher, ''Ausführliches Lexikon der griechischen und römischen Mythologie'' (Leipzig: Teubner, 1890–94), vol. 2, pt. 1, p. 203.〕 ==See also== * Ah-Muzen-Cab -- Mayan god of bees. * Aristaeus -- Ancient Greek god of bees. * Austėja -- Lithuanian—goddess of bees. * Bhramari -- Hindu goddess of bees. * Bubilas -- Lithuanian—god of bees. * Colel Cab -- Mayan goddess of bees. * Melissa -- Ancient Greek/Minoan—goddess of bees. * Bee (mythology) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mellona」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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