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Geryon
/ 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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It was definitely Geryon, who had tried to kill Percy two years ago in Texas.
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The tenth labor was to bring back the cattle of Geryon, who was a monster with three bodies living on Erythia, a western island.
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“Geryon, I won’t wait for—” He froze when he saw us.
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Hercules conquers Spain and takes Merida from Geryon.
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Hercules brought the oxen of Geryon to pasture in the valley between the Aventine and Palatine.
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