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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

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

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 Taylor, Edward Fairfax

The fourth was to bring alive to Eurystheus a wild boar, which ravaged the neighbourhood of Erymanthus.

From The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by Grant, James, archaeologist

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