Cacus, A famous shepheard of great and mightie strength, who beside other notable tobberies, stole some of the Oxen that Hercules brought in his hearde out of Spaine, after he had slaine the cruell tyranne Geryon. At whiche time, that the tracke of the beastes might not be espied, this Cacus drewe the Oxen backwarde by the tayles into his caue. Hercules therefore misling some of the number of his beastes, wente towarde the next denne to seeke them. But, bicause he sawe all the steppes fromwarde, he mistrusted not the place. Afterward passing by the same denne with his droue of beasts, those that Cacus had stollen wanting their companie, as the nature of them is, did bellow: which thing Hercules perceiuing made toward the caue, and when Cacus woulde haue stopped him from entraunce, with his club slue him. This Cacus of Poets is imagined to be Vulcanes sonne, and to cast fire and smoke out of his mouth, of personage bigge, and of strength mightie and terrible, which happilie they feyned, bicause he was dreadful to the coimtrey where he abode, and spoyled all places with sword and fire.