Geryon

British

/ ˈɡɛrɪən /

noun

Greek myth a winged monster with three bodies joined at the waist, killed by Hercules, who stole the monster's cattle as his tenth labour

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“You? Why would I want you? Bianca’s soul is worth a thousand of yours! Now, can you help me, Geryon, or not?”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

“Assuming the horses don’t eat you,” Geryon observed.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

“That’s not right,” Grover murmured, but Geryon just kept narrating the tour.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

“You’re the one who paid Geryon to let us through the ranch, weren’t you?”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

Geryon had a trolley thing—like one of those kiddie trains that take you around zoos.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

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