Coins of Ceos exhibit the head of aristaeus and Sirius in the form of a dog crowned with rays. |
During the festivities, Euridice, walking abroad with her friends, the nymphs, is assailed by the jealous Aristaeus. |
The work of both Aristaeus and Euclid on conics was, almost 200 years later, further developed by Apollonius. |
The ancient Greeks credited Aristaeus, a son of Apollo and Cyrene, with its discovery, and it is mentioned in the Old Testament. |