"Now, O Queen, be gracious! Give us high renown,
myself, my children, my loyal wife and queen.
And I will make you a sacrifice, a yearling heifer
broad in the brow, unbroken, never yoked by men.
I’ll offer it up to you – I’ll sheathe its horns in gold."
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 3, lines 425-429. After Athena reveals herself, Nestor prays to her to honor himself and his family with fame. He promises to make a sacrifice to the goddess of a young heifer, its horns covered in gold.