Fifth Labor of Heracles
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The Fifth Labor of Heracles is the mythic task in which the hero was ordered to clean the vast, filthy stables of King Augeas in a single day, famously achieved by rerouting two rivers.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological event
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labor of Heracles ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
ingenuity
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labor and purification ⓘ strength ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Greek mythology
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later mythographic compilations ⓘ works of Pindar ⓘ |
| followedBy | Sixth Labor of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Fourth Labor of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGreekName | Πέμπτος ἄθλος Ἡρακλέους ⓘ |
| hasNumberInSequence | 5 ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Augean stables cleaned in a single day
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Eurystheus refuses to count the labor in some versions ⓘ Heracles does not receive agreed payment from Augeas in some versions ⓘ |
| hasTask | clean the Augean stables in a single day ⓘ |
| involvesCharacter |
Eurystheus
NERFINISHED
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Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ King Augeas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesLocation | Elis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesObject |
Alpheus River
NERFINISHED
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Augean stables NERFINISHED ⓘ Peneus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodUsed |
rerouting the Alpheus River
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rerouting the Peneus River ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | command of Eurystheus ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Eurystheus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Labors of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Augean stables as metaphor for great corruption ⓘ |
| symbolizes | cleansing of filth and corruption ⓘ |
| takesPlaceAt | stables of King Augeas ⓘ |
| timeConstraint | one day ⓘ |
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