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The Augean Stables

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The king of Elis, Augeas, had extremely dirty stables that had not been cleaned in many years due to his laziness. For one of his labors, Heracles was tasked with cleaning the Augean stables, deemed an impossible task. Heracles came up with a clever solution, knocking holes in the walls and diverting two nearby rivers through the stables to wash away all the built up dung. Within a few hours, the rushing waters had swept the stables completely clean, completing the task.

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Erystheus was furious than Hercules had caught a wild board so essily. And when Hercules returned from Colchis, the king had thought a impossible task: to clean the Augean stables.Erystheus was furious than Hercules had caught a wild board so essily. And when Hercules returned from Colchis, the king had thought a impossible task: to clean the Augean stables.
Augeasking of Elis, wasrichonearth, withcountlesssheep and cow as well as threehended blackbulls and a dozensilver-whitebulls . Butthekingwaslazy, and hadnotcleanedhisstablesformanyyears.
Herculeshad no needtoasktheway; when he waswithinfifty miles of thestables he smeltthestench. Holding hisnose, he wentstraightto King Augeas and vowedtocleantheyards .
First, he knockedtwoholes in thefarmyardwalls; then, usingevery bit of hisstrengh, he built a dam and divertedtwonearbyrivers. As theswirlingwaters of thetworiversrushedthroughtheyards and stables, theyswepallthedungbeforethemout sea. A fewhourslater, thestableswereclean .
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The Augean Stables

  • 2. Erystheus was furious than Hercules had caught a wild board so essily. And when Hercules returned from Colchis, the king had thought a impossible task: to clean the Augean stables.Erystheus was furious than Hercules had caught a wild board so essily. And when Hercules returned from Colchis, the king had thought a impossible task: to clean the Augean stables.
  • 3. Augeasking of Elis, wasrichonearth, withcountlesssheep and cow as well as threehended blackbulls and a dozensilver-whitebulls . Butthekingwaslazy, and hadnotcleanedhisstablesformanyyears.
  • 4. Herculeshad no needtoasktheway; when he waswithinfifty miles of thestables he smeltthestench. Holding hisnose, he wentstraightto King Augeas and vowedtocleantheyards .
  • 5. First, he knockedtwoholes in thefarmyardwalls; then, usingevery bit of hisstrengh, he built a dam and divertedtwonearbyrivers. As theswirlingwaters of thetworiversrushedthroughtheyards and stables, theyswepallthedungbeforethemout sea. A fewhourslater, thestableswereclean .