| The hero Aristaeus, is worshipped as the first to obtain
oil from the pressing of the olives. |
Latona gave birth to the twins Diana and Apollo under
the branches of an olive tree, which later became a sacred
object. |
Hercules brought the seed of an olive tree from the
land of the Hyperboreans, the present Crimea, to plant
it at the foot of Mount Olympus. |
In the Judeo-Christian tradition, the olive tree also
marks the beginning of history. It is an olive branch
that the dove brings Noah after the Great Flood. |
