augeas

Thân thiện

Augeas cleans his immense stables as Hercules redirects a river.

Definition

Proper noun 1. A mythical Greek king: In Greek mythology, Augeas was a king whose immense cattle stables had not been cleaned for many years. The cleaning of these stables became one of the twelve labors of the hero Heracles (Hercules).

Usage Examples

• The fifth labor of Heracles was to clean the Augean stables in a single day.
• The myth of King Augeas is often cited as an origin for the term "Augean stables."
• Heracles succeeded in cleaning Augeas's filthy stables by diverting two rivers.

Advanced Usage

• "Augean stables": This is the primary derived term. It is used metaphorically to describe a situation, place, or system that is characterized by extreme filth, corruption, or accumulated problems that are very difficult to clean up or reform.
  • The new mayor promised to clean the Augean stables of the city's corrupt administration.

Variants and Related Words

• Augean (adjective): Pertaining to Augeas or his stables; resembling the filth or magnitude of the task he presented. It is almost exclusively used in the phrase "Augean stables."
  • They faced an Augean task in reforming the outdated bureaucracy.

Synonyms

• There are no direct synonyms for the proper noun . For the metaphorical concept, see "Augean stables."

Related Phrases

• Clean the Augean stables: To undertake a massive and daunting cleanup or reform of a deeply corrupt or filthy system.
  • The commission was formed to clean the Augean stables of the financial sector.

Học thuật

Noun

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

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