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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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 Literature

Grover and I crashed on the leather couches in Geryon’s living room, which was a lot more comfortable than a bedroll in the maze; but it didn’t make my nightmares any better.

From Literature

Hercules conquers Spain and takes Merida from Geryon.

From Project Gutenberg

Hercules brought the oxen of Geryon to pasture in the valley between the Aventine and Palatine.

From Project Gutenberg

They lie at the bottom of a pit, the depth of which is not stated, with vertical sides, and accessible only by supernatural means; a monster named Geryon bearing the poets down on his back.

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