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Hercules cleaned his stables.
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Heracles had to clean these for Augeas?
Stables. Really big ones.
Why did Hercules get into an argument with king augeas?
Heracles was commanded by King Eurystheus to clean Augeias' stables as one of his Twelve Labors. Heracles was to have the tenth part of the oxen as his reward, but when the hero had accomplished his task by leading the rivers Alpheus and Peneus through the stables, Augeas refused to keep his promise. Heracles, therefore, made war upon him, which terminated in his death and that of his sons, with the exception of one, Phyleus, whom Heracles placed on the throne of his father.
How did Hercules seek revenge on Augeas?
Heracles was to have the tenth part of the oxen as his reward, but when the hero had accomplished his task by leading the rivers Alpheus and Peneus through the stables, Augeas refused to keep his promise. Heracles, therefore, made war upon him, which terminated in his death and that of his sons, with the exception of one, Phyleus, whom Heracles placed on the throne of his father.
What did Hercules do to augeas after he refused to honor their agreement?
Heracles was to have the tenth part of the oxen as his reward, but when the hero had accomplished his task by leading the rivers Alpheus and Peneus through the stables, Augeas refused to keep his promise. Heracles, therefore, made war upon him, which terminated in his death and that of his sons, with the exception of one, Phyleus, whom Heracles placed on the throne of his father.
How many cows did augeas promise to give to Hercules?
He promised Heracles one tenth of all his cows, but refused to honor the bargain. He only went into it thinking that the task was impossible. Heracles repaid his treachery by killing him.
Whose stables did Hercules clean for one of his twelve labors?
King Augeas of Elis.
Who hade a filthy stable in greek mythology?
King Augeas of Elis. His stables were so filthy because they hadn't been cleaned in 30 years and they served as home to 1,000 head of divine cattle. Heracles was given the task to clean the stables in a single day. He did so by rerouting the rivers Alpheus and Peneus through the stables, washing out the filth.
What did Heracles have to clean?
Herakles was commanded by King Eurystheus to clean Augeias' stables as one of his Twelve Labours.
He had a filthy stable?
Augeas
Was Heracles gay or not?
Heracles was bisexual
How many great labors did Heracles have?
1. Kill the Nemean Lion 2. Kill the Lernaean Hydra 3. Capture the Ceryneian Hind (alive) 4. Capture the Erymanthian Boar (alive) 5. Clean out the stables of king Augeas 6. Get rid of the Stymphalian Birds 7. Capture the Cretan Bull 8. Acquire the Mares of Diomedes 9. Get the Girdle of Hippolyte, queen of the Amazons 10. Steal the Cattle of Geryon 11. Get the Apples of the Hesperides 12. Capture Cerberus (alive)
What is the meaning of cleansing the Augean stables?
The Greek Mythological Hero Heracles was given twelve 'impossible' tasks to perform. These are called the Twelve Labours of Hercules. (Of course, he completed them all).The fifth labour was to clean the stables of Augeas, king of Elis.Augeas had an enormous herd of divine cattle. These produced an unimaginably huge quantity of dung, and no-one had ever succeeded in cleaning their byre. (Heracles was given only one day).Cleaning the Augean stables is proverbial: it means a job so dirty and so huge that no-one can hope to succeed at it. (Except maybe Heracles).----Current examples of tasks that might be called cleaning the Augean stables would include:* removing all the corrupt politicians from the Zimbabwe government * replacing all the dubious ballot results in the Iranian election with figures which are trustworthy * exposing all the mediums on American daytime TV who are fake
