AUGEAS

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• AUGEAS (noun)
  The noun AUGEAS has 1 sense:

1. (Greek mythology) the mythical Greek king who for 30 years did not clean his stables which contained his vast herd of cattle

  Familiarity information: AUGEAS used as a noun is very rare.

• AUGEAS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) the mythical Greek king who for 30 years did not clean his stables which contained his vast herd of cattle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

Derivation:

Augean (extremely filthy from long neglect)