Erymanthus

or Er·i·man·thus, Er·y·man·thos

[er-uh-man-thuh s]

noun

a mountain in S Greece, in the NW Peloponnesus. 7295 feet (2225 meters).

Also called Olonos.

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Historical Examples of erymanthus

The other seems like a mythological vision, a nymph from the banks of Erymanthus.
Jonathan and His Continent
Max O'Rell
Erymanthus is a range of mountains separating Arcadia from Achaia and Elis.
Minor Poems by Milton
John Milton
The fourth was to bring alive to Eurystheus a wild boar, which ravaged the neighbourhood of Erymanthus.
The Mysteries of All Nations
James Grant
Nausicaa is elaborately compared to her, and in this simile she is described as hunting in Taygetus and Erymanthus.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3
W. E. Gladstone
The fourth labour was to bring alive to Eurystheus a wild boar which ravaged the neighbourhood of Erymanthus.
Heathen Mythology
Various

British Dictionary definitions for erymanthus

Erymanthus

noun

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

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