赫利俄斯的神牛( ,又称太阳牛,是希腊神话中放牧于特里纳西亚岛(后世文献中被认为即西西里岛)上的牛群。
在希腊神话中,太阳神赫利俄斯据说拥有七群牛和七群羊,每群各有五十头。在《奥德赛》中,荷马筆下的牛高贵英俊(ἄριστος)、宽额(εὐρυμέτωπος)、肥壮,且长着直角(ὀρθόκραιρος)。这些牛群由赫利俄斯的女儿法厄图萨(Phaëthusa)和蘭佩提亞看守,世人皆知,若有人伤害其中任何一头动物都必定会招致太阳神的愤怒。
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