Ruler of MAG MELL, the “plain of honey” where the trees were always loaded down with magical fruit and vats of mead could never be emptied, Labhraidh arranged for the hero CÚCHULAINN to spend time with Labhraidh’s wife’s sister, the lovely FAIRY QUEEN FAND. In return for this dalliance, Cúchulainn had to fight and defeat three warriors who were troubling Labhraidh. This bargain set in motion a love triangle, because Fnd was the only companion who tempted Cúchulainn to break faith with his wife, the peerless EMER.
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Goddess of bees in Greek mythology
A deity possibly inherited into the Greek pantheon from earlier
Minoan culture, Melissa was a nymph who discovered and taught the use of honey and from whom bees were believed to have received their name.
DAPHNE was a Naiad-nymph of the river Ladon of Arkadia or the Peneios (Peneus) in Thessalia. She was loved by the god Apollon who pursued her until she grew exhausted and cried out to Gaia (Gaea) for help. The goddess transformed into a laurel tree which Apollon then adopted as his sacred plant.