Augean

Meaning

Adjective

• Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Augeas.
• Very filthy.
• Huge, immense, Herculean.

Origin

• From Latin Augeas -an.
• A reference to Augeas, a figure in Greek mythology whose stables were never cleaned until Hercules was given the task of cleaning them.
• Ariadne’s Thread: A Guide to International Tales Found in Classical Literature by William F. Hansen (2002; ; , 9780801436703),
    Herakles Cleans the Augean Stables
    One of the best-known stories attached to Herakles tells how in one day he removed the dung from King Augeias’s cattle yard, which had not been cleaned in years.