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Lepreus (mythology)

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294: 69:, drawing water, and seeing which of the two was the fastest eater, each having to consume a bull at a time. Despite his absolute confidence, Lepreus lost all the competitions. After getting beaten in a drinking contest as well, he challenged Heracles to single combat and was killed during the match. 60:
in bonds, so that Augeas would not have to keep his promise to reward Heracles for the cleansing of his stables. Since then, Heracles hated Lepreus, but when he came to Caucon's house after completing his
73:' account of the story only includes the eating contest, in which Lepreus turned out to be a match for Heracles, but the following single combat has the same result as the other accounts. 239:
with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918.
84:, though some believed that it was named after Leprea, daughter of Pyrgeus (that is, a possible sister of Lepreus), or simply after the skin disease known as λέπρα ( 76:
Lepreus was said to have been buried in Phigalia, but the local inhabitants could not show his tomb. He was also credited with having been the founder and
335: 65:, Astydameia insisted that he reconcile with her son. Lepreus then challenged Heracles to several friendly competitions, namely throwing a 279: 244: 364: 359: 328: 354: 321: 232: 164: 152: 70: 261: 248: 226: 202: 191: 62: 240: 208: 120: 305: 223:
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Greek mythology
Ancient Greek
Caucon
Poseidon
Astydameia
Phorbas
Augeas
Heracles
twelve labors
discus
Pausanias
eponym
Lepreum
Scholia
Callimachus
Aelian
Athenaeus
Pausanias
Pausanias
Athenaeus of Naucratis
The Deipnosophists
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Claudius Aelianus
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Pausanias
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