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In Greek mythology, Augeas (or Augeias, /ɔːˈdʒiːəs/, Greek: Αὐγείας), whose name means "bright", was king of Elis and father of Epicaste. Some[who?] say that Augeas was one of the Argonauts.[1] He is known for his stables, which housed the single greatest number of cattle in the country and had never been cleaned, until the time of the great hero Heracles.
mythology, Augeas (or Augeias, /ɔːˈdʒiːəs/, Greek: Αὐγείας), whose name means "bright", was king of Elis and father of Epicaste. Some[who?] say that Augeas was...
Augea (French pronunciation: [oʒa]) is a commune in the Jura department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Communes of the Jura...
Heracles had asked Augeas for one-tenth of the cattle if he finished the task in one day, and Augeas agreed, but afterwards Augeas refused to honour the...
and one of the Calydonian boar hunters. Phyleus was the elder son of King Augeas of Elis and father of Meges by Eustyoche, Ctimene[citation needed], Hagnete[citation...
and possibly Thestius. Epicaste, an Elean princess as daughter of King Augeas. She bore Heracles a son, Thestalus. Epicaste, another name for Jocasta/Iocaste...
occasions when his strength did not suffice, such as when laboring for the king Augeas of Elis, wrestling the giant Antaeus, or tricking Atlas into taking the...
a hero of Dyme who assisted Heracles in the war against the Elean king Augeas and was killed there. Archaeological excavations uncovered a pillar identical...
Pausanias, Amarynceus had been of great service to Augeas against Heracles, in return for which Augeas shared his throne with him. Hyginus, Fabulae 97 Eustathius...
century BC Stephanus, 332 BC Strato Aristophon Euphron Sotades of Athens Augeas Epippus Heniochus Epigenes Mnesimachus Timotheus Sophilus Antidotus Naucrates...
included:: 485 Acastus; Admetus; Argus, the eponymous builder of the Argo; Atalanta; Augeas; the winged Boreads, Zetes & Calaïs; the Dioscuri, Castor & Polydeuces;...
epyllion. In the course of the narrative, Heracles visits the herds of King Augeas (to clean their stalls was one of his twelve labours), and, after an encounter...
Actor (whence they were also called Actoridae) or Poseidon and nephew of Augeas. Eurytus and Cteatus married the twin daughters of Dexamenus, Theraephone...
Iphicles fought in the first battle of Heracles against the Eleans and Augeas, and was wounded by the Molionides of Elis. In a fainting condition, Iphicles...
In Greek mythology, Agasthenes (Ancient Greek: Ἀγασθένης) was the son of Augeas, and his successor in the kingdom of Elis. The government was shared between...
became the mother of the Argonauts Augeas, Actor, Tiphys and a daughter, Diogeneia. The natural father of Augeas by her may have been Helios. Otherwise...
accordingly named Elis. He had a son Augeas. Eleius, a descendant of the precedent (the lineage is as follows: Eleius I - Augeas - Agasthenes - Polyxenus - Amphimachus...
daughter of Amphidamas. She consorted with Helius and became mother of Augeas, king of Elis. Otherwise, the latter was called the son of the Epeian King...
mythological kings of Elis Endymion Sons of Endymion: Epeius Aetolus Paeon Augeas, king of Elis related to the Fifth Labour of Heracles Amphimachus, king...
account from Charax of Pergamum, and makes them build the treasury for King Augeas. The story about this treasury in Pausanias bears a great resemblance to...
tree and died. Dictys, the Elean son of Poseidon and Agamede, daughter of Augeas. He was the brother of Actor and Belus. Dictys is also the title of a lost...
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