Helios, son of Hyperion and Theia, had his cattle, also called the oxen of the sun. While they grazed on the island of Thrinacia, Odysseus's men (against his orders) killed some of the oxen for food. Helios was enraged and convinced Zeus after they had left the island to kill all of Odysseus's men with lightning.
Herbert Hoover, who in World War I served as head of the U.S. Food Administration and became know for his humanitarian efforts in Belgium during the war.