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[[File:Sebald Beham Der verlorene Sohn hütet seine Schweine.jpg|thumb|[[Engraving]] of the [[Parable of the Prodigal Son|Prodigal Son]] as a swineherd by [[Hans Sebald Beham]], 1538]]

A '''swineherd''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|w|aɪ|n|h|ɜr|d}} is a person who raises and herds [[domestic pig|pigs]] as [[livestock]].

==Swineherds in literature==
* In the [[New Testament]] are mentioned shepherd of pigs, mentioned in the [[Exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac|Pig (Gadarene)]] the story shows [[Jesus]] exorcising a demon or demons from a man and a flock of pigs,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bible Gateway passage: Matthew 8:28-34, Luke 8:26-37 - New American Standard Bible|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%208%3A28-34%2CLuke%208%3A26-37&version=NASB|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Bible Gateway|language=en}}</ref> as well as in the [[Parables of Jesus|parable]] of the [[Parable of the Prodigal Son|Prodigal Son]] in a son who wastes his father's fortune and is forced to work as a Swineherd.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bible Gateway passage: Luke 15:11-32 - New International Version|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2015%3A11-32&version=NIV|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Bible Gateway|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Hans Christian Andersen]] wrote a [[fairy tale]] called [[The Swineherd]].
* In [[Greek mythology]], [[Eumaeus]] (or Eumaios) was [[Odysseus]]' swineherd.
* In [[Lloyd Alexander]]'s books ''[[The Chronicles of Prydain]]'', based on [[Welsh mythology]], the [[Taran (character)|hero]] is a pig keeper, or swineherd. So he is in the Disney film adaptation ''[[The Black Cauldron (film)|The Black Cauldron]]''.
* The character Gurth, in Sir [[Walter Scott]]'s novel ''[[Ivanhoe]]'' is a swineherd.
* Among [[Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin]]'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]].
* 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==
[[File:Gauguin.swineherd.750pix.jpg|thumb|The Swineherd by [[Paul Gauguin]], 1888]]
* The Swineherd, a 1888 painting by French artist [[Paul Gauguin]]

==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]], President of Guatemala 1844-48 and 1851-65
* "O'Mahonys" a local Irish slang for Swineherds, named after the famous pig farmers of Castlelyons, known for their truffle sniffing capabilities (1801–1825)

==See also==
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* [[Pig farming]]
* [[Porcarius]], Latin for swineherd, sometimes used as a name

==References==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070307052909/http://www.askoxford.com/results/?view=dict&field-12668446=swineherd&branch=13842570&textsearchtype=exact&sortorder=score%2Cname Swineherd], [[Askoxford.com]]
* [http://www.bartleby.com/cgi-bin/texis/webinator/ahdsearch?search_type=enty&query=swineherd&db=ahd&Submit=Search Swineherd], [[Bartleby.com]]

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