Augeas
Americannoun
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Remember how Hercules’ fifth task was to clean the stables of King Augeas in a single day?
From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2016
Augeas had thousands of cattle and their stalls had not been cleared out for years.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
But when Augeas heard that this was one of the labours imposed by Eurystheus, he refused the promised guerdon.
From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by Berens, E.M.
He was son-in-law to Augeas, having married his eldest daughter, golden-haired Agamede, who knew the virtues of every herb which grows upon the face of the earth.
From The Iliad by Homer
They and their chariots with them had gone to the games and were to run for a tripod, but King Augeas took them, and sent back their driver grieving for the loss of his horses.
From The Iliad by Homer
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