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).

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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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Erymanthus

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

Heavy snows were lying on the crests of Erymanthus when Hercules came upon the tracks of the wild creature, and following patiently finally reached his lair.

From Heroes Every Child Should Know by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

In the northwestern part of the famed Arcadia where the golden- horned hind roamed was a range of mountains called Erymanthus.

From Heroes Every Child Should Know by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

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)

Then Alpheus bold, On his glacier cold, With his trident the mountains strook, And opened a chasm In the rocks;—with the spasm All Erymanthus shook.

From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 3 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert