Sunday 30 December 2012

the cattle of the sun...or 'oxen of the sun' which would include mcdonald and sc, for example....apparently located upon Sicily in mythological times....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxen_of_the_Sun

In Greek mythology, the Cattle of Helios pastured on the island of Thrinacia, which is believed to be modern Sicily.[1] Helios, also known as the sun god, is said to have had seven herds of oxen and seven flocks of sheep, each numbering fifty head.[2] In the Odyssey, Homer describes this immortal cattle as handsome (ἄριστος), wide-browed, fat (εúρυμέτωπος) and curved-horned (ὀρθόκραιρος).[3] The cattle were guarded by Helios’ daughters, Phaëthusa and Lampetië, and it was known by all that any harm to any single animal was sure to bring down the wrath of the god.

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