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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

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

Aphidnus next, and Erymanthus dies, And Meropes, and the gigantic size Of Bitias, threat'ning with his ardent eyes.

From The Aeneid English by Virgil

To the north the chain of Erymanthus still hid from us the far distance.

From Rambles and Studies in Greece by Mahaffy, J. P.

Erymanthus is a range of mountains separating Arcadia from Achaia and Elis.

From Minor Poems by Milton by Milton, John