King Augeas

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figure in Greek mythology mortal in Greek mythology mythological king

King Augeas is a figure from Greek mythology, a king of Elis best known for his immense cattle herds and the filthy stables that Heracles was tasked with cleaning as one of his Twelve Labors.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Augeas 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology ⓘ
mortal in Greek mythology ⓘ
mythological king ⓘ
associatedPlace Augean stables NERFINISHED ⓘ
Elis in the Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Elis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Helios NERFINISHED ⓘ
Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ
Phyleus NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDeath killed in war against Heracles ⓘ
conflict war with Heracles and his allies ⓘ
country Elis NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture ancient Greek culture ⓘ
event banished his son Phyleus from Elis NERFINISHED ⓘ
contracted with Heracles to clean the Augean stables ⓘ
promised Heracles a reward for cleaning the stables in one day ⓘ
refused to pay Heracles after the stables were cleaned ⓘ
was later killed by Heracles ⓘ
was taken to court by his son Phyleus supporting Heracles ⓘ
father Helios NERFINISHED ⓘ
Phorbas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ
featureOf Augean stables were extremely filthy ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasPossession Augean stables NERFINISHED ⓘ
vast herds of cattle ⓘ
killedBy Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ
laborInvolved cleaning of the Augean stables ⓘ
literaryWork appears in Hyginus Fabulae NERFINISHED ⓘ
appears in Pseudo-Apollodorus Bibliotheca NERFINISHED ⓘ
mentioned in Pausanias Description of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
mother Iphiboe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Naiad NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nausidame NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythologicalContext Twelve Labors of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameVariant Augeas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Augias NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor Augean stables NERFINISHED ⓘ
immense cattle herds ⓘ
role in the Twelve Labors of Heracles ⓘ
parentOf Agasthenes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Epicaste NERFINISHED ⓘ
Phyleus NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld king of Elis ⓘ
religion ancient Greek religion ⓘ
spouse Epicaste NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iphiboe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nausidame NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Augean Stables → ownedBy → King Augeas ⓘ
Augean Stables → namedAfter → King Augeas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Augeas
Augean Stables → taskBeneficiary → King Augeas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Augeas
Augean Stables → rewardPromisedBy → King Augeas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Augeas