cowherd

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Tradition holds that the poem was composed by Caedmon, a cowherd from Whitby in present day North Yorkshire, after a divine visitation inspired him to sing.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

Its name honored one of the first Old English poets, a 7th-century cowherd who was said to have waked up from a dream with the gift of verse and song.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023

Dave Brass is a third-generation rancher who tends to nearly 10,000 acres and a cowherd with his wife, Mindy.

From Washington Times • Mar. 24, 2017

To the west of the Milky Way, her lover Niu Lang, the cowherd, was associated with the star Altair in the constellation of Aquila the Eagle.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

The swineherd passed out cups, Philoitios, chief cowherd, dealt the loaves into the panniers, Melanthios poured wine, and all their hands went out upon the feast.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer