Augeas
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Augeas had thousands of cattle and their stalls had not been cleared out for years.
From Literature
Remember how Hercules’ fifth task was to clean the stables of King Augeas in a single day?
From Washington Times
Hercules was next sent to Augeas, King of Elis, who had immense droves of cattle.
From Project Gutenberg
Hercules had come to the cattle-yard of Augeas and had found it clogged with the mire of generations.
From Project Gutenberg
The combat with Augeas, a son of Helius, seems to have been in great part borrowed from some Epirotan fable respecting Geryon.
From Project Gutenberg
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