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[[File:Elis-StablesofAugeias.jpg|thumb|250px|The Stable of Augeias]] | [[File:Elis-StablesofAugeias.jpg|thumb|250px|The Stable of Augeias in the 5th century BCE]] | ||
The '''Stable of Augeias''' was a [[stable]] which had allegedly belonged to [[Augeias]], King of [[Elis]], in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. | The '''Stable of Augeias''' was a [[stable]] which had allegedly belonged to [[Augeias]], King of [[Elis]], in [[Greece|Greek]] [[Greek mythology|mythology]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Myth=== | ===Myth=== | ||
According to the Greek mythology, the hero [[Herakles]] was | According to the Greek mythology, the fifth [[Labours of Hercules|task]] given by King [[Eurystheas]] of [[Mycenae]] to the hero [[Herakles]] was to cleanse out the stables of Augeas. The thing was that the [[cattle]] within were immortal, and numbered at over 1,000. In addition to that, the stables hadn't been cleaned for thirty years.<ref name="DT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Elis|Elis: The Augean Stables]]</ref> Herakles asked to be paid if he managed to do it in one day, and King Augeias agreed.<ref name="DT"/> | ||
Despite expectations, Herakles succeeded in this task; he diverted the paths of the rivers [[Alpheios River|Alpheus]] in [[Peloponnese]] and {{Wiki|Pineios (Thessaly)|Pineios}} in [[Thessaly]] so that they ran through the stables, removing the filth within.<ref name="DT"/> | |||
===5th century BCE=== | ===5th century BCE=== | ||
By the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]] in the 5th century BCE, the stable was an abandoned | By the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]] in the 5th century BCE, the stable was an abandoned site outside [[Elis City]] within the [[Kingdom of Pelops]]. When the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the place, she found it had become a den of [[Wild boar|boars]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | <gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | ||
Elis-StablesofAugeias1.jpg | Elis-StablesofAugeias1.jpg | ||
ACOd-relief-LabourStables.jpg|A | ACOd-relief-LabourStables.jpg|A metope depicting Herakles cleaning out the Stables, while the goddess [[Athena]] observes | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 13:07, 2 March 2020
The Stable of Augeias was a stable which had allegedly belonged to Augeias, King of Elis, in Greek mythology.
History
Myth
According to the Greek mythology, the fifth task given by King Eurystheas of Mycenae to the hero Herakles was to cleanse out the stables of Augeas. The thing was that the cattle within were immortal, and numbered at over 1,000. In addition to that, the stables hadn't been cleaned for thirty years.[1] Herakles asked to be paid if he managed to do it in one day, and King Augeias agreed.[1]
Despite expectations, Herakles succeeded in this task; he diverted the paths of the rivers Alpheus in Peloponnese and Pineios in Thessaly so that they ran through the stables, removing the filth within.[1]
5th century BCE
By the time of the Peloponnesian War in the 5th century BCE, the stable was an abandoned site outside Elis City within the Kingdom of Pelops. When the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the place, she found it had become a den of boars.[2]
Gallery
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A metope depicting Herakles cleaning out the Stables, while the goddess Athena observes
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Elis: The Augean Stables
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey