In Greek mythology, Augeas (or Augeias, Greek: Αυγείας), whose name means "bright", was king of Elis and husband of Epicaste. Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Elis, or Eleia ( Greek, Modern Ήλιδα Ilida, Ancient Ēlis, Doric: Alis, Elean: Walis) is an ancient Epicaste ( Greek: Ἐπικάστη or Epicasta is a name attributed to four women in Greek mythology. He is best known for his stables, which housed the single greatest number of cattle in the country and had never been cleaned until the great hero Heracles came along. In Greek mythology, Heracles or Herakles ("glory of Hera " or He was one of the Argonauts. For other uses of this term see Argonaut. In Greek mythology, the Argonauts ( Ancient Greek:) were a band of heroes [1] His parentage varies in the sources. He was said to be the son of Helius and Nausidame,[2] or of Eleios, king of Elis and Nausidame,[3] or of Poseidon,[4] or of Phorbas. In Greek mythology the Sun was personified as Helios (ˈhiliˌɑs ( Ἥλιος Latinized as Helius) In Greek mythology, Poseidon ( Greek:; Latin: Neptūnus) was the god of the Sea and as "Earth-Shaker" In Greek mythology, Phorbas ( Greek: Φόρβας or Phorbaceus, native to Thessaloniki, was the son of Lapithes and Orsinome and a brother [5]
His children were Epicasta, Phyleus, Agamede (who was the mother of Dictys by Poseidon),[6] Agasthenes, and Eurytus. Epicaste ( Greek: Ἐπικάστη or Epicasta is a name attributed to four women in Greek mythology. In Greek mythology, Phyleus was a son of King Augeas of Elis and father of Meges. Agamede ( Greek:) was a name attributed to two separate women in classical Greek mythology and history Agamede ( c Dictys was a name attributed to four men in Greek mythology. Dictys was a Fisherman and brother of King Polydectes of Seriphos For the Wasp Genus, see Agasthenes (wasp Agasthenes (Ἀγασθένης In Greek mythology, Eurytus is the name of numerous characters
The Fifth Labour of Heracles
The fifth of the Twelve Labours set to Herakles/Hercules was to clean the Augean stables in a single day. The Twelve Labours of Hercules (Greek Δωδεκαθλος, dodekathlos) age a series of archaic episodes connected by a later continuous narrative concerning In Greek mythology, Heracles or Herakles ("glory of Hera " or Hercules is the Roman name for the Mythical Greek hero Heracles, son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmena. The reasoning behind this being set as a labour was twofold: firstly, all the previous labours exalted Heracles in the eyes of the people and this one would surely degrade him; secondly, as the livestock were a divine gift to Augeas they were immune from disease and thus the amount of dirt and filth amassed in the uncleaned stables made the task surely impossible. Livestock is the term used to refer (singularly or plurally to a Domesticated Animal intentionally reared in an agricultural setting to produce such as Food Cow dung is the Waste of bovine animal species These species include domestic Cattle ("cows" Bison ("buffalo" However, Heracles succeeded by rerouting the rivers Alpheus and Peneus to wash out the filth. Alfeiós ( Greek: Αλφειός also romanized as Alpheus, Alpheios, Alfiós) is a river in Peloponnese, Greece. See also Pineios River (Thessaly. The Pineiós (Greek Πηνειός also Pineus) is a River in Peloponnese
Augeas was irate because he had promised Heracles one-tenth of his cattle if the job was finished in one day. He refused to honour the agreement, and Heracles killed him after having completed the tasks and gave his kingdom to Augeas' son, Phyleus, who had been exiled for supporting Heracles against his father. In Greek mythology, Phyleus was a son of King Augeas of Elis and father of Meges.
According to the Odes of the poet Pindar, Heracles then founded the Olympic Games:
- the games which by the ancient tomb of Pelops the mighty Heracles founded, after that he slew Kleatos, Poseidon's goodly son, and slew also Eurytos, that he might wrest from tyrannous Augeas against his will reward for service done. Pindar (ˈpɪndɚ (or Pindarus, Greek:) (probably born 522 BC in Cynoscephalae a village in Boeotia; died 443 BC in Argos) was an Ancient The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games [1]
The success of this labor was ultimately discounted because the rushing waters had done the work of cleaning the stables and because Hercules was paid.
References
- ^ Hyginus. Gaius Julius Hyginus (ca 64 BC &ndash AD 17 was a Latin author but whether a native of Spain or of Alexandria is not sure a pupil of the famous Fabulae, 14. Gaius Julius Hyginus (ca 64 BC &ndash AD 17 was a Latin author but whether a native of Spain or of Alexandria is not sure a pupil of the famous
- ^ Hyginus. Fabulae, 14.
- ^ Pausanias. Pausanias ( Greek:) was a Greek traveller and Geographer of the 2nd century CE, who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus Description of Greece, 5.1.9. Pausanias ( Greek:) was a Greek traveller and Geographer of the 2nd century CE, who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus
- ^ Apollodorus. The Library, 2.88.
- ^ Apollodorus. The Library, 2.88.
- ^ Hyginus. Fabulae, 157.
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