Augeas

The An Argonaut. King of Elis. Hercules cleans the dung out of his stable.

Genealogy

Helios, Phorbas, Poseidon

Aeetes, Aethusa, Agenor, Aloeus, Amycus, Antaeus, Arion, Asopus, Belus, Benthesicyme, Busiris, Cenchrias, Cercyon, Charybdis, Chrysaor, Circe, Cromus, Cteatus, Cychreus, Dercynus, Ephialtes, Epopeus, Erginus, Eryx, Eumolpus, Euphemus, Eurypylus, Eurytus, Halirrhothius, Hippothoon, Hippo, Hopleus, Hyperenor, Hyrieus, Ialebion, Ida, Leches, Lelex, Lycus, Mygdon, Nauplius, Neleus, Nireus, Orion, Otus, Pasiphae, Pegasus, Pelias, Peratus, Periclymenus, Perses, Phaethon, Phineus, Poltys, Polyphemus, Proteus, Rhode, Sarpedon, Sciron, Taphius, Thasus, Triops, Triton

Agamede, Agasthenes, Epicaste, Phyleus

Group

Argonauts

Places
  1. Arcadia
  2. Elis
  3. Iolcus
Events
  1. Crew of the Argo assembles
  2. Augeas agrees to give Hercules cattle if Hercules cleans his stables
  3. Augeas reneges on his promise to give Hercules cattle
  4. Phyleus testifies on Hercules’ behalf against Augeas
  5. Augeas expels Phyleus and Hercules from Elis
  6. Hercules collects the Arcadian army and gathers volunteers to march against Augeas
  7. Augeas appoints Eurytus and Cteatus generals in anticipation of Hercules’ arrival
  8. Hercules kills Augeas and his sons
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.16
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.5
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.11
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.2
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.8
  6. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 620
  7. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 668
  8. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 732
  9. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 15.1
  10. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 1.9
  11. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 1.10
  12. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 1.11
  13. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 2.1
  14. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 3.1
  15. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 3.3
  16. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 4.2
  17. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 6, Section 20.16
  18. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 14.9
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