Associations to the word «Augeas»

Wiktionary

AUGEAS, proper noun. (Greek mythology) a king of Elis, best known for his stables, the Augean stables

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne