Bougonia Rope



Meeble Burrows

 * Melisseus - Researcher Emeritus (Batallia Downs)

Historical Background
In the ancient Mediterranean region, bugonia or bougonia was a ritual based on the belief that bees were spontaneously (equivocally) generated from a cow's carcass, although it is possible that the ritual had more currency as a poetic and learned trope than as an actual practice. (Wikipedia)