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Sacred cow(s) may refer to: * Sacred cow (idiom), something considered (perhaps unreasonably) immune to question or criticism


Religion and mythology

* Cattle in religion and mythology, object of reverence, including: ** Sacred bull, including ancient religions ** Bull of Heaven in Sumerian mythology **
Auðumbla In Norse mythology, Auðumbla ɔuðˌumblɑ(also Auðhumla ɔuðˌhumlɑ and Auðumla ɔuðˌumlɑ ) is a primeval cow. The primordial frost jötunn Ymir fed from her milk, and over the course of three days she Mineral lick#Mythol ...
and Gavaevodata, the primeval cows of Norse and Zoroastrian mythology ** Tauroctony, the ritual bull-slaying of Mithraism ** Red heifer, a sacred sacrifice in Judaism **
Apis Apis or APIS may refer to: * Apis (deity), an ancient Egyptian god * Apis (Greek mythology), several different figures in Greek mythology * Apis (city), an ancient seaport town on the northern coast of Africa **Kom el-Hisn, a different Egyptian ci ...
, the Egyptian sacred bull


Arts and entertainment

* ''Sacred Cow'' (album), by Geggy Tah, 1996 *'' Sacred Cows'', an album by the Swirling Eddies, 1996 * "Sacred Cow" (''Bob's Burgers''), a 2011 TV episode * Sacred Cow Productions, an American film company *Sacred Cow Films, a beneficiary of
South Australian Film Corporation South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) is a South Australian Government statutory corporation established in 1972 to engage in film production and promote the film industry, located in Adelaide, South Australia. The Adelaide Studios are managed ...
's 2009 FilmLab initiative *''Sacred Cows: A Lighthearted Look at Belief and Tradition Around the World'', a 2015 book by Seth Andrews


Other uses

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Air Force One Air Force One is the official air traffic control designated call sign for a United States Air Force aircraft carrying the president of the United States. In common parlance, the term is used to denote U.S. Air Force aircraft modified and used ...
, first dubbed ''Sacred Cow'', the official U.S. presidential aircraft


See also

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Holy cow (disambiguation) Holy cow may refer to: * Holy cow (expression), an exclamation of surprise * Cattle in religion, particularly in Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and ancient Egyptian religion * Bull (mythology), as it pertains to ancient mythology * ''Holy Cow'' (nov ...
*The Sacred Chao, a fundamental element of
Discordianism Discordianism is a religion, philosophy, or paradigm centered on Eris, a.k.a. Discordia, the Goddess of chaos. Discordianism uses archetypes or ideals associated with her. It was founded after the 1963 publication of its "holy book," the ''Pri ...
*Sacred Chao, a side project of members of the band Living Death {{disambiguation ar:بقرة مقدسة de:Heilige Kuh fr:Vache sacrée he:פרה קדושה ka:წმინდა ძროხა new:गौशाला pl:Święta krowa pt:Vaca sagrada ru:Священная корова simple:Sacred cow fi:Pyhä lehmä sv:Helig ko