Geryon
Britishnoun
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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
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Geryon was flipping burgers on a huge barbecue cooker made from an oil drum.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
When I got to the part about Geryon and the stables, my mom pretended like she was going to strangle me.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
“You’re the one who paid Geryon to let us through the ranch, weren’t you?”
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
Nico got out of the back car and stormed over to Geryon.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
The tenth labor was to bring back the cattle of Geryon, who was a monster with three bodies living on Erythia, a western island.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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