Cambyses, it is said, found a set of villagers rejoicing over a new sacred bull, and fancying they were making merry over his recent defeat in Ethiopia, the king of kings at once ran the bull through the body, and had the priests flogged.

• 据说，有一次波斯帝国国王冈比西斯看到许多村民为发现新的圣牛而欢呼不已，误以为他们是在嘲弄自己兵败埃塞俄比亚，于是这个国君之王抽出剑来刺穿了那头牛，并叫人用鞭子把那些祭司们抽打了一顿。