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Religion: Augeas (In Greek legend, a son of the sun-god Helios. He possessed an immense wealth of herds. Heracles was tasked to clear out all of Augeas stables unaided in one day), Augeias (In Greek legend, a son of the sun-god Helios. He possessed an immense wealth of herds. Heracles was tasked to clear out all of Augeas stables unaided in one day), Augias
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Augeas — /aw jee euhs, aw jee euhs/, n. king of the Epeans in Elis and one of the Argonauts. Cf. Augean stables. * * * ▪ Greek mythology also spelled Augeias or Augias in Greek legend, king of the Epeians in Elis, a son of the sun god Helios. He … Universalium
Eurytus and Cteatus — were twin brothers in Greek Mythology. Named the Moliones or Molionides for their mother, Molione, they were the sons of either Actor or Poseidon and nephew of Augeas. Greek legend maintains that the brothers were born conjoined with only one… … Wikipedia
Augean stables — noun (Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Topics: ↑Greek mythology • Instance Hypernyms: ↑stable, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Augean stables — /ɔˈdʒiən steɪbəlz/ (say aw jeeuhn staybuhlz) plural noun Greek Legend the, the stables in which a king (Augeas) kept 3000 oxen and which had not been cleaned for thirty years. Hercules accomplished the task in a single day by turning the river… …
Augean — adjective Etymology: Latin Augeas, king of Elis, from Greek Augeias; from the legend that his stable, left neglected for 30 years, was finally cleaned by Hercules Date: 1599 extremely formidable or difficult and occasionally distasteful < an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
