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The word “Meli” (honey in Greek “μέλι”) is as old as human civilization. It was first discovered in Grammic beta texts of the Minoans in the island of Crete. Moreover, a 15.000 years old, wall painting discovered in a cave in Bikorp (Spain) shows human trying to collect honey from a honeycomb. Similar paintings discovered also in Egyptian pyramids.
Aristeos son of Apollon and Cyrene was the father of apiculture. Honey used to be the special food of the Olympic Goods, the secret power of the immortals, and one of the most valuable products to all ancient civilizations. Bees were domesticated thousands of years ago and it is one of the very few domesticated insect in human history. Honey’s nutritious ingredients, were well known since the ancient years, and cause beneficial effects on human health. Longevity can be associated with the systemic consumption of honey. In antiquity Hippocrates and other doctors used it as a medicine. |