Complex sentence: By similar association, the contents of any "honey jar" are made by bees, which in Roman lore are female; they represent domestic virtue, sexual abstinence, industry and obedience, and will quit an adulterous household.
Split into simpler sentences: By similar association, the contents of any "honey jar" are made by bees: in Roman lore, bees are female. They represent domestic virtue, sexual abstinence, industry and obedience, and will quit an adulterous household.