AUGEAS

Meaning of AUGEAS in English

n. (Greek Mythology) king of Elis, one of the Argonauts (wagered Hercules that his cattle stables could not be cleaned in one day and was killed for refusing to honor the bet)

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AUGEAS — /aw"jee euhs, aw jee"euhs/ , n. king of the Epeans in Elis and one of the Argonauts. Cf. Augean stables …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AUGEAS — also spelled Augeias, or Augias, in Greek legend, king of the Epeians in Elis, a son of the sun-god Helios. …
Britannica English vocabulary
AUGEAS — [Greek] The king of Elis. He had a enormous stable with 3000 cattle that had not been cleansed in thirty …
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AUGEAS — Авгий
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AUGEAN — adjective Etymology: Latin Augeas, king of Elis, from Greek Augeias; from the legend that his stable, left neglected for 30 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AUGEAN — (ˈ)ȯ|jēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Augeas legendary king of Elis whose immense stable, left unclean for 30 years, was …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AUGEAN STABLES — Class. Myth. the stables in which King Augeas kept 3000 oxen, and which had not been cleaned for 30 years. …
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AUGEAN — /aw jee"euhn/ , adj. 1. resembling the Augean stables in filthiness or degradation. 2. difficult and unpleasant: an Augean chore. …
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AMARYNCEUS — /euh mar"in syoohs'/ , n. (in the Iliad ) a king of Messene who ruled Elis with Augeas and who …
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AGAMEDE — /ag'euh mee"dee/ , n. Class. Myth. a daughter of Augeas noted for her skill at using herbs for healing.
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ACTOR — /ak"teuhr/ , n. Class. Myth. a brother of King Augeas, sometimes believed to be the father, by Molione, of Eurytus …
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AUGEAN — adj. (Greek Mythology) filthy, dirty and corrupt (taken from the story of King Augeas' dirty stables which had to be …
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AUGEAN STABLES — (Greek Mythology) stables of King Augeas in which he kept 3000 oxen and which were not cleaned for 30 years …
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AUGEAN — adjective Etymology: Latin Augeas, king of Elis, from Greek Augeias; from the legend that his stable, left neglected for 30 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AUGEAN — [Au.ge.an] adj [L Augeas, king of Elis, fr. Gk Augeias; fr. the legend that his stable, left neglected for 30 …
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HERACLES — Greek Herakles, Roman Hercules most famous Greco-Roman legendary hero. Behind his very complicated mythology there was probably a real man, …
Britannica English vocabulary
AUGEAN STABLES — Au ‧ ge ‧ an sta ‧ bles, the /ɔːˌdʒiːən ˈsteɪb ə lz/ BrE AmE in ancient Greek stories, the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AUGEAN STABLES, THE — Au ‧ ge ‧ an sta ‧ bles, the /ɔːˌdʒiːən ˈsteɪb ə lz/ BrE AmE in ancient Greek stories, the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AUGEAN — adj. filthy; extremely dirty. [L Augeas f. Gk Augeias (in Gk mythology, the owner of stables cleaned by Hercules by …
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AUGEAN — adj. filthy; extremely dirty. [ L Augeas f. Gk Augeias (in Gk mythology, the owner of stables cleaned by Hercules …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AUGEAN — adj. filthy; extremely dirty. Etymology: L Augeas f. Gk Augeias (in Gk mythology, the owner of stables cleaned by Hercules …
Oxford English vocab
PHYLEUS — [Greek heroic] The son of King Augeas. When Heracles wanted to avenge himself on Augeus, Phyleus choose the side of …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
HERACLES — [Greek heroic] Heracles (Latin: Hercules) is the son of the god Zeus and Alcmene. His gift was fabulous strength; he …
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EPICASTE — [Greek] Synonym for Jocasta. Name of the wife and daughter of Augeas.
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AUGEAN STABLES — [Greek heroic] This, the sixth labor of Heracles, was not an easy task. Augeas, the king of Elis had been …
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АВГИЙ — Augeas
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АВГИЙ — Augeas
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