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Cacus

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Cacus

In Roman mythology, a giant son of Vulcan who stole some of Hercules' oxen and was killed by Hercules.
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The host fancied he called him Castellan because he took him for a "worthy of Castile," though he was in fact an Andalusian, and one from the strand of San Lucar, as crafty a thief as Cacus and as full of tricks as a student or a page.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
Ah, this gentleman is a Hercules killing Cacus, a Perseus freeing Andromeda.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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