Geryon

British

/ ˈɡɛrɪən /

noun

Greek myth a winged monster with three bodies joined at the waist, killed by Hercules, who stole the monster's cattle as his tenth labour

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“Yes, well, Apollo is too busy to see to them,” Geryon explained, “so he subcontracts to us. We breed them vigorously because there’s such a demand.”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

“I would stay in the car, all of you,” Geryon warned.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

“Pick up the sword, too,” Geryon said with distaste.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

When I got to the part about Geryon and the stables, my mom pretended like she was going to strangle me.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

The tenth labor was to bring back the cattle of Geryon, who was a monster with three bodies living on Erythia, a western island.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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