
Honey Land of Northern Krk - OPG Almaši
In Ancient Greece, The Greek Great Mother was known as the Queen Bee, and her priestesses were called Mellisae, the Bees. The honey bee was a sacred symbol of Artemis (Roman Diana), goddess of chastity, virginity, the hunt, the moon, and the natural environment. Thus, the island of Krk is from the dawn of antiquity connected to the Greek deities. The Greeks were handling commerce with the Iapodian and Liburnian (Illyrian) tribes on the Apsyrdites and Elektrides islands (today