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A swineherd is a person who raises and herds pigs as
* The Swineherd, a 1888 painting by French artist
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A swineherd is a person who raises and herds pigs as livestock
Livestock are the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to provide labor and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The term is sometimes used to refer solely to ani ...
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Swineherds in literature
* In theNew Testament
The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Chris ...
are mentioned shepherd of pigs, mentioned in the Pig (Gadarene) the story shows Jesus
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and relig ...
exorcising a demon or demons from a man and a flock of pigs, as well as in the parable of the Prodigal Son in a son who wastes his father's fortune and is forced to work as a Swineherd.
* Hans Christian Andersen wrote a fairy tale
A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic, enchantments, and mythical or fanciful beings. In most cult ...
called The Swineherd.
* In Greek mythology
A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the world, the lives and activities o ...
, Eumaeus
In Greek mythology, Eumaeus (; Ancient Greek: Εὔμαιος ''Eumaios'' means 'searching well') was Odysseus' swineherd and friend. His father, Ktesios son of Ormenos was king of an island called Syra (present-day Syros in the Greek islan ...
(or Eumaios) was Odysseus' swineherd.
* In the Parable the Prodigal Son, the younger son wastes his inheritance
Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, titles, debts, entitlements, privileges, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual. The rules of inheritance differ among societies and have changed over time. Of ...
and eventually has to become a swineherd.
* In Lloyd Alexander's books '' The Chronicles of Prydain'', based on Welsh mythology, the hero
A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength. Like other formerly gender-specific terms (like ''actor''), ''her ...
is a pig keeper, or swineherd.
* The character Gurth, in Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels '' Ivanhoe'', '' Rob Roy ...
's novel '' Ivanhoe'' is a swineherd.
* The main character in the Disney film '' The Black Cauldron'' is a swineherd.
* Among Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin (; born 1942) is an Irish poet and academic. She was the Ireland Professor of Poetry (2016–19).
Biography
Ní Chuilleanáin was born in Cork in 1942. She is the daughter of Eilís Dillon and Professor Cormac Ó Cuille ...
's most famous work is the poem "Swineherd".
* The protagonist in H. P. Lovecraft's story “ The Rats in the Walls“ has reoccurring nightmares of a bearded daemon swineherd.
* Mentioned as a class of labourer in the Statute of Labourers 1351
The Statute of Labourers was a law created by the English parliament under King Edward III in 1351 in response to a labour shortage, which aimed at regulating the labour force by prohibiting requesting or offering a wage higher than pre-Plague ...
.
* In the Senchas Fagbála Caisil "The Story of the Finding of Cashel", one of the earliest medieval Irish texts, the legend of the kingship of Cashel is told through several visions experienced by two swineherds, Duirdriu and Cuirirán.
Swineherds in paintings
* The Swineherd, a 1888 painting by French artist Paul Gauguin
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (, ; ; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French Post-Impressionist artist. Unappreciated until after his death, Gauguin is now recognized for his experimental use of colour and Synthetist style that were distinct fr ...
Swineherds in history
* Denewulf, Bishop of Winchester from 878 or 879 until his death in 908, began his life as a swineherd. * Ivaylo of Bulgaria, a swineherd who spearheaded a peasant uprising and became tsar of Bulgaria (1277–1278). *Rafael Carrera
José Rafael Carrera y Turcios (24 October 1814 – 14 April 1865) was the president of Guatemala from 1844 to 1848 and from 1851 until his death in 1865, after being appointed President for life in 1854. During his military career and presiden ...
, President of Guatemala 1844-48 and 1851-65
See also
* Pig farming *Porcarius Porcarius (french: Porcaire or ''Porchaire'') is the Latin word for "swineherd" and was occasionally used as a masculine given name in the early Middle Ages. Since ''porcarii'' were often slaves, "only elite couples amed their children Porcarius an ...
, Latin for swineherd, sometimes used as a name
References
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