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  2. Cattle of Helios - Wikipedia

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    Helios, who in Greek mythology is the god of the Sun, is said to have had seven herds of oxen and seven flocks of sheep, each numbering fifty head. [3] In the Odyssey, Homer describes these immortal cattle as handsome (ἄριστος), wide-browed (εὐρυμέτωπος), fat, and straight-horned (ὀρθόκραιρος). [4]

  3. Cattle in religion and mythology - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, the Cattle of Helios pastured on the island of Thrinacia, which is believed to be modern Sicily. Helios, the sun god, is said to have had seven herds of oxen and seven flocks of sheep, each numbering fifty head. A hecatomb was a sacrifice to the gods Apollo, Athena, and Hera, of 100 cattle (hekaton = one hundred).

  4. Stheneboea - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Stheneboea (/ ˌ s θ ɛ n ɪ ˈ b iː ə /; Ancient Greek: Σθενέβοια Sthenéboia; the "strong cow" or "strong through cattle") was the daughter of Iobates, king in Lycia. [1] She was the consort of Proetus, joint-king in the Argolid with Acrisius, having his seat at Tiryns.

  5. Augeas - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Augeas (or Augeias, / ɔː ˈ dʒ iː ə s /, Ancient Greek: Αὐγείας), whose name means "bright", was king of Elis and father of Epicaste.Some ancient authors say that Augeas was one of the Argonauts. [1]

  6. Cretan Bull - Wikipedia

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    Ancient drachma from Larissa, around 420 BC, depicting Heracles with the Cretan Bull.Now in the Palais de Rumine, Lausanne, Switzerland. Minos was king in Crete.In order to confirm his right to rule, rather than any of his brothers, he prayed Poseidon send him a snow-white bull as a sign.

  7. Autolycus - Wikipedia

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    Heracles, the great Greek hero, was taught the art of wrestling by Autolycus. [17] However, Autolycus was a source of trouble in Heracles' life, because when Autolycus stole some cattle from Euboea and Eurytus, they accused Heracles of the deed; upon going mad from these accusations, Heracles killed them and another one of Eurytus' sons, Iphitus .

  8. Lynceus (son of Aphareus) - Wikipedia

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    The Dioscuri, Idas and Lynceus take the cattle, metope of the Treasury of Sicyon at Delphi, ca 560 BC. In Greek mythology, Lynceus (/ ˈ l ɪ n s iː ə s,-s j uː s /; Ancient Greek: Λυγκεύς, romanized: Lunkeús, lit. 'lynx-like') is a Messenian prince and one of the Argonauts [1] who served as a lookout on the Argo. [2]

  9. List of agricultural deities - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of agriculture gods and goddesses, gods whose tutelary specialty was agriculture, either of agriculture in general or of one or more specialties within the field.