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Erymanthus

American  
[er-uh-man-thuhs] / ˌɛr əˈmæn θəs /
Or Erimanthus,

noun

  1. a mountain in S Greece, in the NW Peloponnesus. 7,295 feet (2,225 meters).


Erymanthus British  
/ ˌɛrɪˈmænθəs /

noun

  1. Modern Greek name: Erímanthos.  a mountain in SW Greece, in the NW Peloponnese. Height: 2224 m (7297 ft)

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The fourth labor was to capture a great boar which had its lair on Mount Erymanthus.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

For that purpose I have added a new chapter on mediæval Greece, as well as many paragraphs with new information, especially the ride over Mount Erymanthus, pp.

From Rambles and Studies in Greece by Mahaffy, J. P.

The same success crowned his fourth labor, the capture of the wild boar of Erymanthus in Arcadia.

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)

Bear me to Dictaeus, and to the steep slopes; to the river Erymanthus.

From Sea Garden by H. D. (Hilda Doolittle)

I took to starting from Parnes or Hymettus, flying to Geranea, thence to the top of the Acrocorinthus, and over Pholoe and Erymanthus to Taygetus.

From Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 by Fowler, F. G. (Francis George)

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