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Geryon

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | 2008 | Copyright

Geryon , in Greek mythology, three-bodied monster who, with his dog Orthrus, watched over a great herd of cattle. He and Orthrus were killed by Hercules when, as his 10th labor, he stole the cattle.

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