This article is about the figure in Greek mythology. For the configuration management library, see Augeas (software).
In Greek mythology, Augeas (or Augeias, /ɔːˈdʒiːəs/, Greek: Αὐγείας), whose name means "bright", was king of Elis and father of Epicaste. Some[who?] say that Augeas was one of the Argonauts.[1] He is known for his stables, which housed the single greatest number of cattle in the country and had never been cleaned, until the time of the great hero Heracles.
Heracles rerouting the rivers Alpheus and Peneus, to clean out the Augean stables. Roman mosaic, 3rd century AD.
The fifth Labour of Heracles (Hercules in Latin) was to clean the Augean (/ɔːˈdʒiːən/) stables. Eurystheus intended this assignment both as humiliating (rather than impressive, like the previous labours) and as impossible, since the livestock were divinely healthy (immortal) and therefore produced an enormous quantity of dung (ἡ ὄνθος). Those stables had not been cleaned in over thirty years,[12] and 3,000 cattle lived there. However, Heracles succeeded by rerouting the rivers Alpheus and Peneus to wash out the filth.
Augeas reacted angrily because he had promised Heracles one tenth of his cattle if the job was finished in one day. He refused to honour the agreement, and Heracles killed him after completing the tasks. Heracles gave his kingdom to Phyleus, Augeas' son, who had been exiled for supporting Heracles against his father.
According to the odes of the poet Pindar, Heracles then founded the Olympic Games:
the games which by the ancient tomb of Pelops the mighty Heracles founded, after that he slew Kleatos, Poseidon's godly son, and slew also Eurytos, that he might wrest from tyrannous Augeas against his will reward for service done.[13]
Eurystheus discounted the success of this labour because the rushing waters had done the work of cleaning the stables and because Heracles was paid. Stating that Heracles still had seven labours to do, Eurystheus then sent Heracles to defeat the Stymphalian Birds.
Classical literature sourcesedit
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Chronological listing of classical literature sources for Augeas:
Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio.3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
March 20, 2024
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This article is about the figure in Greek mythology For the configuration management library see Augeas software In Greek mythology Augeas or Augeias ɔː ˈ dʒ iː e s Greek Aὐgeias whose name means bright was king of Elis and father of Epicaste Some who say that Augeas was one of the Argonauts 1 He is known for his stables which housed the single greatest number of cattle in the country and had never been cleaned until the time of the great hero Heracles Contents 1 Family 2 Mythology 3 Classical literature sources 3 1 Augeas 3 2 Stables of Augeas 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesFamily editAugeas s lineage varies in the sources he was said to be either the son of Helios 2 either by Nausidame 1 or Iphiboe 3 or of Eleios 4 or of Poseidon or of Phorbas and Hyrmine 5 In the latter account Augeas was probably the brother of Actor 6 Tiphys 7 and Diogeneia 8 His children were Epicaste Phyleus Agamede 9 Agasthenes 10 and Eurytus 11 Comparative table of Augeas family Relation Names SourcesHomer Theocritus Apollonius Diodorus Strabo Apollodorus Orphic Argo Pausanias Hyginus TzetzesParents Helios Phorbas and Hyrmine Poseidon Eleios Helios and Nausidame Phorbas Helios and Iphiboe Sibling Actor Children Agasthenes Agamede Phyleus Eurytus Epicaste Mythology edit nbsp Heracles rerouting the rivers Alpheus and Peneus to clean out the Augean stables Roman mosaic 3rd century AD The fifth Labour of Heracles Hercules in Latin was to clean the Augean ɔː ˈ dʒ iː e n stables Eurystheus intended this assignment both as humiliating rather than impressive like the previous labours and as impossible since the livestock were divinely healthy immortal and therefore produced an enormous quantity of dung ἡ ὄn8os Those stables had not been cleaned in over thirty years 12 and 3 000 cattle lived there However Heracles succeeded by rerouting the rivers Alpheus and Peneus to wash out the filth Augeas reacted angrily because he had promised Heracles one tenth of his cattle if the job was finished in one day He refused to honour the agreement and Heracles killed him after completing the tasks Heracles gave his kingdom to Phyleus Augeas son who had been exiled for supporting Heracles against his father According to the odes of the poet Pindar Heracles then founded the Olympic Games the games which by the ancient tomb of Pelops the mighty Heracles founded after that he slew Kleatos Poseidon s godly son and slew also Eurytos that he might wrest from tyrannous Augeas against his will reward for service done 13 Eurystheus discounted the success of this labour because the rushing waters had done the work of cleaning the stables and because Heracles was paid Stating that Heracles still had seven labours to do Eurystheus then sent Heracles to defeat the Stymphalian Birds Classical literature sources editAugeas edit Chronological listing of classical literature sources for Augeas Homer Iliad 2 615 ff trans Murray Greek epic poetry C8th BC Homer Iliad 2 625 ff Homer Iliad 11 696 ff Homer Iliad 11 737 ff Telegony Fragment 1 Hesiod the Homeric Hymns and Homerica trans Evelyn White 1920 Greek epic poetry C8th or 6th BC Pindar Olympian Ode 10 28 ff trans Sandys Greek lyric poetry C5th BC Pindar Olympian Ode 10 33ff Theocritus Idylls 25 1 ff trans Banks Greek bucolic poetry C3rd BC Apollonius Rhodius Argonautica 3 367 ff trans Coleridge Greek epic poetry C3rd BC Apollonius Rhodius Argonautica 3 432 ff Callimachus Uncertain Location Fragment 69 216 trans Mair Greek poetry C3rd BC Scholiast on Callimachus Uncertain Location Fragment 69 216 Callimachus and Lycophron Aratus trans Mair 1921 p 261 Diodorus Siculus Library of History 4 69 2 trans Oldfather Greek history C1st BC Diodorus Siculus Library of History 4 13 3 Diodorus Siculus Library of History 4 33 1 4 Ovid Metamorphoses 9 187 ff trans Miller Roman epic poetry C1st BC to C1st AD Strabo Geography 8 3 9 trans Jones Greek geography C1st BC to C1st AD Strabo Geography 10 2 19 Philippus of Thessalonica The Twelve Labors of Hercules The Greek Classics ed Miller Vol 3 1909 p 397 Greek epigram C1st AD Seneca Hercules Furens 247 ff trans Miller Roman tragedy C1st AD Seneca Hercules Oetaeus 1889 ff trans Miller Pseudo Apollodorus The Library 1 9 16 trans Frazer Greek mythography C2nd AD Pseudo Apollodorus The Library 2 5 5 Pseudo Apollodorus The Library 2 5 11 Pseudo Apollodorus The Library 2 7 2 3 Pseudo Apollodorus The Library 2 7 8 Pausanias Description of Greece 2 15 1 trans Jones Greek travelogue C2nd AD Pausanias Description of Greece 5 1 8 3 4 Pausanias Description of Greece 5 4 2 Pausanias Description of Greece 5 8 1 3 Pausanias Description of Greece 6 20 15 16 Pausanias Description of Greece 8 14 9 Pseudo Hyginus Fabulae 14 trans Grant Roman mythography C2nd AD Pseudo Hyginus Fabulae 30 Pseudo Hyginus Fabulae 157 Aelian Historical Miscellany 1 24 trans Wilson Greek rhetoric C2nd to 3rd AD Quintus Smyrnaeus Fall of Troy 6 258 ff trans Way Greek epic poetry C4th AD Servius In Vergilii Carmina Commentarii 8 300 ff trans Thilo Greek commentary C4th AD to 5th AD Nonnos Dionysiaca 25 242 ff trans Rouse Greek epic poetry C5th AD Tzetzes Chiliades or Book of Histories 278 290 trans Untia Greco Byzantine history C12 AD Stables of Augeas edit Chronological listing of classical literature sources for the Stables of Augeas Callimachus Uncertain Location Fragment 69 216 trans Mair Greek poetry C3rd BC Scholiast on Callimachus Uncertain Location Fragment 69 216 Callimachus and Lycophron Aratus trans Mair 1921 p 261 Lycophron Alexandra 648 ff trans Mair Greek poetry C3rd BC Scholiast on Lycophron Alexandra 648 ff Callimachus and Lycophron Aratus trans Mair 1921 p 548 Diodorus Siculus Library of History 4 13 3 trans Oldfather Greek history C1st BC Diodorus Siculus Library of History 4 33 1 4 Ovid Metamorphoses 9 187 ff trans Miller Roman epic poetry C1st BC to C1st AD Seneca Hercules Furens 247 ff trans Miller Roman tragedy C1st AD Seneca Hercules Oetaeus 1889 ff Pseudo Apollodorus The Library 2 5 5 trans Frazer Greek mythography C2nd AD Pseudo Apollodorus The Library 2 5 11 Pseudo Hyginus Fabulae 30 trans Grant Roman mythography C2nd AD Quintus Smyrnaeus Fall of Troy 6 258 ff trans Way Greek epic poetry C4th AD Servius In Vergilii Carmina Commentarii 8 300 ff trans Thilo Greek commentary C4th AD to 5th AD Tzetzes Chiliades or Book of Histories 2 278 290 trans Untila Greco Byzantine history C12 AD Tzetzes Chiliades or Book of Histories 2 497 ff Tzetzes Chiliades or Book of Histories 8 268 ff Tzetzes Chiliades or Book of Histories 12 248See also edit13184 Augeias Jovian asteroidNotes edit a b Hyginus Fabulae 14 Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius Argonautica 1 172 Eustathius on Homer p 303 Tzetzes Chiliades 4 361 Pausanias 5 1 9 Apollodorus 2 88 Pausanias 5 1 11 Hyginus Fabulae 14 Eustathius on Homer pp 303 amp 1598 Homer Iliad 11 740 Hyginus Fabulae 157 Homer Iliad 2 624 Diodorus Siculus 4 33 3 Strouf Judie L H 2005 The literature teacher s book of lists Jossey Bass p 13 ISBN 0787975508 Pindar The Extant Odes of Pindar Project Gutenberg References edit nbsp Look up Augeas Augean or Augean stables in Wiktionary the free dictionary nbsp Wikisource has the text of the Encyclopaedia Britannica 9th ed article Augeias Apollodorus The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer F B A F R S in 2 Volumes Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1921 ISBN 0 674 99135 4 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Greek text available from the same website Diodorus Siculus The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather Twelve volumes Loeb Classical Library Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1989 Vol 3 Books 4 59 8 Online version at Bill Thayer s Web Site Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica Vol 1 2 Immanel Bekker Ludwig Dindorf Friedrich Vogel in aedibus B G Teubneri Leipzig 1888 1890 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library Gaius Julius Hyginus Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies Online version at the Topos Text Project Pausanias Description of Greece with an English Translation by W H S Jones Litt D and H A Ormerod M A in 4 Volumes Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1918 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Pausanias Graeciae Descriptio 3 vols Leipzig Teubner 1903 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Augeas amp oldid 1205643138, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
