Swineherd
A keeper of pigs — a worker in the least glamorous corner of the farm, valuable for the patience the role requires.
A swineherd in a dream is the dream's image of a worker in the least glamorous corner of the farm. The swineherd is rarely admired; the work is hard, the company is loud, and the pay is small. The dream brings the swineherd when something in your life — a necessary unattractive task, a low-status role, a stretch of menial care work — is being done by a part of you that does not expect to be praised for doing it. A swineherd patient with the herd is the dream affirming the steady labour. A swineherd ashamed of the work, hiding the smell, is the dream noting that the role is being done and disowned at the same time, and the disowning is costing more energy than the work.