Geryon

British

/ ˈɡɛrɪən /

noun

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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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

Geryon shrugged, which was very weird since he had three sets of shoulders.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

“You? Why would I want you? Bianca’s soul is worth a thousand of yours! Now, can you help me, Geryon, or not?”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

“Pick up the sword, too,” Geryon said with distaste.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

I told Chiron about the Triple G Ranch—how Quintus had bought his scorpions there and Geryon had been supplying Kronos’s army.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

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