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Many have come across the old Hermetic or alchemical motto Dat Rosa mel apibus, often translated as The Rose gives the Bees Honey. As you can see in the engraving, however, on one side of the rose are the bees and on the other side is a spiders web. The spider gets a mention in a more complete version of the motto: Dat Rosa mel apibus, qua sugit Aranea virus, which may be rendered as: The rose, from which the spider sucks venom, gives honey to the bees. esoteric.msu.edu/Eberly/CommentaryDR.htm
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 15:03:42 +0000

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