Geryon

/ (ˈɡɛrɪən) /

Greek myth a winged monster with three bodies joined at the waist, killed by Hercules, who stole the monster's cattle as his tenth labour

Example sentences from the Web for geryon

To this spot Hercules was sent to take possession of the oxen of Geryon—a monster with three bodies.

Stories of Old Greece and Rome |Emilie Kip Baker
When Hercules was driving home the oxen of Geryon, Cacus stole part of the cattle while the hero slept.

The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911) |Charles Mills Gayley
To capture the oxen of Geryon was the tenth labor of Hercules.

Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) |Various
Hercules brought the oxen of Geryon to pasture in the valley between the Aventine and Palatine.

Walks in Rome |Augustus J.C. Hare

Fraud is typified by Geryon, having the face of an honest man and the body of a dragon.

Dante: "The Central Man of All the World" |John T. Slattery