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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.

It included not only the champaign country originally designated by its name, but also the mountainous region of Acrorea, occupied by the offshoots of Erymanthus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

The other seems like a mythological vision, a nymph from the banks of Erymanthus.

From Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society by Allyn, Jack

Afterward, on the snows of Erymanthus, he set a snare for the boar and caught him there.

From The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Colum, Padraic