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Augean
Augean meaning
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Augeas. | Very filthy. | Huge, immense, Herculean.
Example sentences (8)
The company operates through five segments: Energy and Construction, Radioactive Waste Services, Augean Integrated Services, Augean North Sea Services, and Industry and Infrastructure.
He also brought in PR for local government which helped to clear out some Augean stables which had contrived to flourish in Labour-run councils.
Police and ambulance crews were seen at Augean North Sea Services in Greenbank Crescent in the East Tullos Industrial Estate sat around 10am today.
Regardless of the inherent limitations, Buhari has committed himself to clearing the Augean stables of public funds misappropriation and allied vices in the management of our public finance.
But to the Protestants it seemed far from thorough; Martin Luther had his edition (1538) prefaced with a vignette showing the cardinals cleaning the Augean stable of the Roman Church with foxtails instead of brooms.
Heracles accomplished these tasks, but Eurystheus did not accept the cleansing of the Augean stables because Heracles was going to accept pay for the labor.
Now Napoleon saw him as the person to clean the Augean stables of the Dutch client state.
To extend what may have once been ten Labours to the canonical dozen, it was said that Eurystheus didn't count the Hydra, as he was assisted, nor the Augean stables, as Heracles received payment for his work.