Larry Ellison has been obsessed with the octopus as a metaphor for power since before Oracle existed. @cityofthetown says the octopus captures Ellison's lifelong ambition to have his arms across multiple industries and parts of the world. "[Larry's] got multiple holding companies that are Octopus themed." "He's got Octopus Corp, Cephalopod Corp, Tentacle Corp, Taco Ventures, and taco is the Japanese word for octopus." "When he first moves out to California right after he drops out of…