AUGEAS — Rex Elidis, fil. Solis, aut, ut alii volunt, Neptuni; ut alii, Phorbantis et Hirmines, ut alii, Nyctei, seu, ut alii, Epothi; quem Hyginus inter Argonautas connumerat. Bubile habuit 3000. boum capax, numquam ante Herculis adventum repurgatum, cui … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Augeas — In Greek mythology, Augeas (or Augeias, Greek: Ἀυγείας), whose name means bright , was king of Elis and husband of Epicaste. He is best known for his stables, which housed the single greatest number of cattle in the country and had never been… … Wikipedia
Augeas — /aw jee euhs, aw jee euhs/, n. king of the Epeans in Elis and one of the Argonauts. Cf. Augean stables. * * * ▪ Greek mythology also spelled Augeias or Augias in Greek legend, king of the Epeians in Elis, a son of the sun god Helios. He … Universalium
Augeas — 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) … English contemporary dictionary
Augeas — noun (Greek mythology) the mythical Greek king who for 30 years did not clean his stables which contained his vast herd of cattle • Derivationally related forms: ↑Augean • Topics: ↑Greek mythology • Instance Hypernyms: ↑mythical being … Useful english dictionary
Heracles — This article is about the Greek mythic hero. For the Roman mythological analogue, see Hercules. For other uses, see Heracles (disambiguation). Heracles … Wikipedia
Agamedes — In Greek mythology, Agamedes (Greek: polytonic|Ἀγαμήδης) was a son of Erginus (or, according to some traditions, the son of Stymphalus and grandson of Arcas). [Pausanias, viii. 4. § 5, 5. § 3] He was father of Cercyon by Epicaste, who also… … Wikipedia
Phyleus — In Greek mythology, Phyleus was a son of King Augeas of Elis and father of Meges. He supported Heracles instead of his father (in the matter of the Augean Stables) and was exiled. After Heracles killed Augeas, he gave Phyleus the kingdom. But… … Wikipedia
Argonavtae — ARGONAVTAE, árum, Gr. Ἀργονάυτααι, ῶν. 1 §. Namen. Diesen haben sie von ihrem Schiffe Argo, worinnen sie nach Kolchis fuhren, und ναύται, Schiffer, da sie so viel heißen, als Leute, die in dem Schiffe Argo gefahren. Sonst werden sie auch Myniæ… … Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon
Avgéas, Avgias — AVGÉAS, AVGIAS, æ, Gr. Ἀυγείας, ου, (⇒ Tab. XXVI.) 1 §. Namen. Da solcher aus dem griechischen Ἀυγείας gemachet wird, so wird er bald Augeas, bald Augias geschrieben, nachdem das griechische ει, in dergleichen Namen, bald in ein e, bald, in ein i … Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon
Hercvles — HERC ÉLES, is, Gr. Ἡρακλῆς, οῦς, (⇒ Tab. X. & ⇒ XVII.) 1 §. Namen. Nach der gemeinsten Meynung soll dieser von Ἥρα, Juno, und κλέος, Herrlichkeit, zusammen gesetzet seyn, weil nämlich dieser Held, durch den Haß und die Verfolgung solcher Göttinn … Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon
