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Shepherd
Person who tends, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A shepherd or sheepherder is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep. Shepherd derives from Old English sceaphierde (sceap "sheep" + hierde "herder"). Shepherding is one of the world's oldest occupations; it exists in many parts of the globe, and it is an important part of pastoralist animal husbandry.
For other uses, see Shepherd (disambiguation).
"Sheepherding" redirects here. For other uses, see Shepherding (disambiguation).
"Sheepherder" and "Sheepherders" redirect here. For other uses, see Sheepherder (disambiguation).
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Because the occupation is so widespread, many religions and cultures have symbolic or metaphorical references to shepherds. For example, Jesus called himself the Good Shepherd,[1] and ancient Greek mythologies highlighted shepherds such as Endymion and Daphnis. This symbolism and shepherds as characters are at the center of pastoral literature and art.