Cow
Latin name: | Vacca |
Other names: | Heifer, Vitulo, Vitulus |
Category: | Beast |
A useful animal
General Attributes
Bestiaries rarely mention domestic cows, and have little to say about their attributes. Cows are sometimes attacked by the boa, a large serpent that sucks milk from cows. The vitulus is a young cow (calf).
Allegory/Moral
Cow allegories have mostly to do with the use of calves as sacrificial animals.