The Stables of King Augeias

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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