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

He captured the savage wild boar of Mount Erymanthus, in Arcadia, and brought it bound to Eurys´theus.

From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by Catherine Ann White

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 Hamilton Wright Mabie

So, torn from earth, on Ida's height divine Or Erymanthus, falls the hollow pine.

From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Edward Fairfax Taylor

On one hand, two peaked Parnassus rears his cope of snow aloft over Delphi; on the other, Erymanthus and Hermes' home, Cyllene, bar the pastoral glades of Arcady.

From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series by John Addington Symonds